Kentucky Derby News

July 8, 2018

Firenze Fire romps in Dwyer while Catholic Boy heads rivals in Belmont Derby

A number of runners, and almost-runners, from this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) showed up at Belmont Park on Saturday to take part in the track’s Stars and Stripes Day.
The biggest names entered the Dwyer Stakes (G3), which sent a field of seven...

July 5, 2018

Mendelssohn, My Boy Jack look to shine on Stars and Stripes Day

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...

July 1, 2018

Kentucky Oaks fillies Wonder Gadot and Midnight Bisou strut their stuff in Queen’s Plate, Mother Goose

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...

June 29, 2018

The Queen’s Plate is Canada’s Kentucky Derby

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...

June 24, 2018

Justify’s breeders score major victory at Royal Ascot

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...

June 20, 2018

Speculating upon Justify’s possible path to the Breeders’ Cup

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...

June 14, 2018

Churchill Downs Unveils Kentucky Derby 145 Logo

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...

Derby News June 10, 2018

Gronkowski’s Belmont effort boosts European Road to Kentucky Derby; Mendelssohn eyes Dwyer

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...

June 10, 2018

Justify’s ‘triple crown’ of virtues

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...

June 9, 2018

Belmont Stakes 150 Preview

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...

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