Kentucky Derby News

A plethora of equipment is needed in horse racing, and not just the basics of saddles and bridles.
Items like blinkers, shadow rolls and tongue ties are all vital components in preparing, and racing, a Thoroughbred.
But what are these items for? Why do...

With Kentucky Oaks (G1) nominee Rayya dominating Thursday’s $250,000 UAE Oaks (G3) in front-running fashion, the Meydan feature may have more of a bearing on the first Friday in May at Churchill Downs this year.
Plans for the Kentucky-bred daughter...

/nMy Boy Jack wins the Southwest Stakes (Coady Photo/Oaklawn Park)
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: My Boy Jack
The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf isn’t usually regarded as a guide to the Kentucky Derby, but at least six of the runners...

Following a week of minimal action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the Championship Series returns Saturday with all eyes focused on champion Good Magic’s 3-year-old debut in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (Grade II) at Gulfstream Park.
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The Road to the Kentucky Oaks heats up this week, with four prep races each offering 50-20-10-5 points toward a starting berth in the 144th edition of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 4.
One of those races took place Thursday, and Rayya...

5 Fast Facts for the Fountain of Youth Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep-race.

First run in 1945, the Fountain of Youth Stakes was named after the mythical fountain of youth which legend says Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was in search...

A runaway winner of last November's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) but a narrower victor of the Eclipse Award as 2017 champion juvenile colt, Good Magic will make his much-anticipated three-year-old debut Saturday in the $400,000 Fountain of...

Officially Licensed Artwork Available on Variety of Merchandise
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, February 27, 2018) – Churchill Downs today released the 2018 “Official Art of the Kentucky Derby” by award-winning American and Kentucky painter...

UPDATE: Kempton canceled racing Thursday due to heavy snow, and the Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions S. will now be run on Wednesday, March 7. Friday’s originally scheduled points race, the Patton S., had already been transferred to March...

With the arrival of the Kentucky Derby Championship Series points races, which began last weekend in the Risen Star (G2), changes to the Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard should come fast and furious over the next six weeks.
While fans will have three...