Kentucky Derby News

For First Time, Derby Fans Can Support Their Derby Pick With Officially Licensed Merchandise 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 1, 2018) –Churchill Downs today announced the Kentucky Derby Contenders Collection, a new line of officially licensed...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 1, 2018) – European invader Deauville (IRE), trained by Aidan O’Brien, tops a field of 10 for Saturday’s $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic (Grade I), one of seven graded stakes on the 14-race program that...

Twenty aspiring three-year-olds await their date with destiny in Saturday’s 144th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1). Making it to America’s iconic race, the “greatest two minutes in sports,” is the culmination of a journey that...

Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Instilled Regard was bred by KatieRich Farms within its first decade of operation in the Bluegrass, but as a grandson of incoming Hall of Famer Heavenly Prize, his pedigree is old-school.
Larry and Karen Doyle’s...

Free Drop Billy will try for better luck in the Kentucky Derby (G1) than sire Union Rags had in the 2012 running, where he was too far back early after a troubled start and closed belatedly for seventh. But that only scratches the surface of Free Drop...

Looking at a set of Kentucky Derby past performances, it’s easy to find that John D. Gunther bred a pair of contenders in Justify and Vino Rosso, and that WinStar Farm likewise appears as the breeder of two more in Bolt d’Oro and Noble Indy...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 30, 2018) – Monomoy Girl and Midnight Bisou, the two dominant 3-year-old fillies in the country, will clash for the first time Friday as they head a field of 14 entered Monday for the 144th running of the $1 million...

Combatant Works Toward Derby 144, Mendelssohn due To Arrive Monday Afternoon; Monomoy Girl 2-1 Morning Line Favorite For Kentucky Oaks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 30, 2018) – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s Combatant completed...

NBC & NBCSN Present Three Days of Coverage, Including Saturday’s Live “Run for the Roses”
15 Commentators to Contribute to Live Telecasts, Beginning This Thursday, May 3 at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Derby Coverage Features New Backstretch...

2017 KENTUCKY DERBY AND OAKS HEROES ALWAYS DREAMING AND ABEL TASMAN TOP RESPECTIVE ALYSHEBA, LA TROIENNE FIELDS FRIDAY
GAS STATION SUSHI MOTORS IN TO FACE SIX FOES IN EIGHT BELLES
UNDEFEATED RUSHING FALL TOPS EDGEWOOD FIELD OF 11
BUCCHERO HEADLINES FIELD...