Kentucky Derby News

The $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (G3) on Saturday at Turfway Park drew a contentions field of 11 sophomore fillies to go a mile over the synthetic Polytrack, and the final two runners in the gate have been made the morning-line favorites.
The Bourbonette...

5 Fast Facts about the Rebel Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race
1. The Rebel Stakes (G2), contested at Oaklawn Park at a distance of 1 1/16 miles, dates to 1961. However, its first 15 runnings were as an overnight handicap. It became a full-fledged...

Magicalmeister upset Turfway Park’s John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at 39-1 on February 23, and  Saturday returns to the all-weather Poltytrack at that venue for the $200,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) going nine furlongs.
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A contentious field of 11 sophomores has been entered in Saturday’s $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park.
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The 1 1/16-mile affair is part of the Championship portion of the Road to the...

Bolt d'Oro (#1, 64 points) and Enticed (#2, 63) grabbed the top two spots while Quip (#5, 50) entered the top five in the Road to the Kentucky Derby point standings with victories last weekend.
Elevated to first on the controversial disqualification...

Eight weeks in advance of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 4-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW).
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After a disappointing season debut in last month's Holy Bull (G2), Enticed bounced back with authority in Saturday's $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct for owner-breeder Godolphin Racing and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
Ridden by Junior Alvarado,...

Norma Lee Stockseth and Todd Dunn’s Cosmic Burst ran down Amy’s Challenge in the stretch of Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park to post a 1 3/4-length victory under jockey Richard Eramia.
The Honeybee is part of...

Eight weeks in advance of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds”closed as the 4-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW).
Four-time...

Bolt d’Oro finished a head behind McKinzie on the wire of Saturday’s $400,690 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park following a stretch-long duel that saw the pair exchange bumps over the fast main track.
The close finish, and multiple...