Kentucky Derby News

After a couple of weekends without a qualifier, the Road to the Kentucky Derby series gets back in full swing Saturday with a trio of points’ races: Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park, Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita and Withers (G3) at Aqueduct.
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The European Road to the Kentucky Derby is about to awaken from its winter hibernation, with the next scoring races just a month away.
It’s also about to get much more informative. That’s partly because the races are worth more points as...

Firenze Fire showed plenty of grit recording a trio of graded stakes victories, including the January 13 Jerome in his 2018 opener, and heart has never been the issue for Jason Servis-trained colt. His ability to thrive at longer distances is the question...

The 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull is one of three Kentucky Derby (G1) points races on Saturday along with the Withers (G3) at Aqueduct and the Robert B. Lewis (G3) at Santa Anita. Derby qualifying points of 10-4-2-1 for the top four finishers in all three are...

After a couple quiet weeks, the Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard will see some changes throughout the afternoon of February 3 when the Withers (G3), Holy Bull (G2), and Robert B. Lewis (G3) offer qualifying points of 10-4-2-1 to their respective top four...

5 Fast Facts about the Holy Bull Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race
1. The Holy Bull is named for the 1994 Horse of the Year and 2001 Hall of Fame inductee who won 13 of 16 career starts, including the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park....

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks is well underway in the New Year, so it’s time to catch up with what the girls have been doing.
One of the races, the Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos, actually took place last year on December 9. The 1 1/16-mile...

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm’s Gun Runner closed out his future Hall of Fame career on Saturday with an easy win in the $16.3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
Just two days after being crowned the 2017 Horse of...

Alums of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) were well represented at Thursday night’s Eclipse Awards, led by the newly minted Horse of the Year and champion older dirt male, Gun Runner.
Among the leaders of the 2016 three-year-old division,...

The different types of horse sales was the topic of conversation last week as the last installment of our Kentucky Derby 101 series, but that only grazed the surface of auctions.
While attention is focused squarely on the four-legged equines who make...