Kentucky Derby News

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) just a week away, now would be a good time to look at some of the records currently on the books.
First up, the KENTUCKY OAKS. After all, it does take place first.
The fastest running of the Kentucky Oaks came...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, April 28, 2018) – Newtown Anner Stud’s Beckford (GB) rallied from far back in the stretch to run down pace-setter Salmanazar by three-quarters of a length to win the fourth running of the $100,000 William Walker...

Juddmonte Farms’ Hofburg tuned up for Kentucky Derby 144 by working a half-mile in company in :48.20 at Churchill Downs on a cool Sunday morning.
  With exercise rider Penny Gardiner up for trainer Bill Mott, Hofburg produced fractions of :13.20,...

Churchill Downs Racetrack today re-emphasized its annual enhanced security measures for horses competing in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) and ongoing safety and integrity measures included in its “Safety from Start to...

My Boy Jack’s bargain yearling price belies his pedigree as well as his birthplace. He was bred by former Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones and raised at his Airdrie Stud, whose roots go back to the most illustrious Bluegrass farm of the 19th century.
Airdrie...

E Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ 2-year-old champion Good Magic headed a group of six hopefuls for next Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) putting in works at Churchill Downs on...

The ever-professional Flameaway strives to become the third Canadian-bred winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1), emulating his direct male-line ancestor Northern Dancer (1964) and Sunny’s Halo (1983).
Descended from Northern Dancer via the Storm Cat...

1. The 1930s saw several firsts at the Kentucky Derby. Lawrin's victory in 1938 was the first won by trainer Ben Jones and jockey Eddie Arcaro, who would team up to win a record four Derbies together. There was also the first (and so far only) father-son...

Two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Todd Pletcher put his 2018 Run for the Roses arsenal on full display Friday morning at Churchill Downs under a cloudless sky with four workers.
Three Pletcher workers were on the track during the special 7:30-7:45...

Firenze Fire, the first foal of a mare claimed – against advice – for $16,000, has been a hard-trying overachiever for owner/breeder Ron Lombardi’s Mr. Amore Stable.
Lombardi knows all about training of the human variety as the president...