Kentucky Derby News

Multiple Grade 1 hero Bolt d’Oro makes his belated sophomore debut on Saturday breaking from the rail in the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. The race is part of the Championship portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series...

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) hero Mendelssohn begins his – and trainer Aidan O’Brien’s – quest for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Friday’s Patton Stakes at Dundalk in Ireland.
A scoring race on the European leaderboard,...

The complexion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard could be altered pointedly within a 22-minute span on Saturday as three significant point-scoring races have been scheduled from coast to coast in rapid-fire succession.
  The Grade II,...

Undefeated Amy’s Challenge takes on six rivals Saturday in Oaklawn Park’s $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) as the dark bay miss attempts two turns for the first time.
The Honeybee is part of the Championship portion of the Road to the Kentucky...

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Promises Fulfilled
Shackleford provided Louisville native Dale Romans with his first Classic win when landing the 2011 Preakness Stakes. A son of Shackleford may be the horse to provide him with a second.
Promises...

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Promises Fulfilled
Shackleford provided Louisville native Dale Romans with his first Classic win when landing the 2011 Preakness Stakes. A son of Shackleford may be the horse to provide him with a second.
Promises...

A return to a one-turn mile might give Firenze Fire an edge in Saturday's $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep that will award Kentucky Derby qualifying points of 50-20-10-5 to the top four finishers.
While...

New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski may be currently mulling his future in the NFL, but the three-year-old colt Gronkowski is just getting started. With a physique worthy of his namesake, the British-based Triple Crown nominee muscled his way to...

After recording a 10-1 upset in the Sam F. Davis (G3), Flameaway has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2). He’s won three of his last four starts for trainer Mark Casse and heads an 11-horse...

Promises Fulfilled (#2) became the latest horse to virtually confirm a spot in the gate for the May 5 Kentucky Derby when springing the upset of champion juvenile Good Magic in last Saturday's Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
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