Kentucky Derby News

Grade 1 hero MENDELSSOHN and multiple Grade 3 scorer MY BOY JACK return to action on Saturday at Belmont Park for the first time since unplaced runs in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Mendelssohn tried to give European champion trainer Aidan O’Brien his...

WONDER GADOT and MIDNIGHT BISOU, the respective runner-up and third-placer from the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 4, could be on course for a showdown in the Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga on August 18 after showcasing their talents Saturday in two different...

Saturday features the 159th running of the Queen’s Plate at Woodbine in Toronto, and 16 colts, fillies and geldings have been entered in the contest.
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The race is the first leg of the Canadian...

Breeding Triple Crown winner Justify would have been enough to make it a stellar year for John Gunther and his daughter Tanya, who plans the matings for their mares. But the proprietors of Glennwood Farm just achieved another milestone. Only 10 days after...

Justify capped a Triple Crown sweep with a 1 ¾-length victory in the Belmont Stakes, winning the 1 ½-mile event over a fast track after taking the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in the slop, and connections have an investment to protect after...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official Kentucky Derby 145 logo. Featuring racing Thoroughbreds, the logo brings to life the thrill of the most exciting two minutes in sports. The 145th running...

When Gronkowski beat all but unbeaten Triple Crown winner Justify in the Belmont S. (G1), his bold runner-up effort was a boost to the inaugural European Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Originally based in England with trainer Jeremy Noseda, Gronkowski topped...

As we celebrate Justify’s Triple Crown, it’s worth emphasizing the unprecedented manner of his sweep of the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), and Belmont S. (G1).
Unlike the 12 previous Triple Crown winners, who built upon the solid foundation...

Justify has answered every question in a whirlwind 4-month, 5-race career, and now the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner faces the Test of the Champion.
The undefeated dual classic winner is the 4-to-5 morning line favorite to win the Belmont...

As if becoming only the 13th Triple Crown winner in racing history is not exclusive enough, JUSTIFY's Belmont Stakes (G1) win on June 9 at Belmont Park inducted him into even more exclusive company.
In sweeping the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness...