Kentucky Derby News

5 Fast Facts about the Sham Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep-race

First held in 2001, the race is named after Sham, the horse best known for running second to Secretariat in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but a fine horse in his own...

UPDATE: The Jerome will not be run Monday after Aqueduct canceled live racing on account of the extreme cold and subzero wind chills. Stay tuned for further developments. 
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The chase for Kentucky Derby (G1) points resumes on New Year’s...

5 Fast Facts about the Jerome Stakes, the first Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier of 2018
 1. First run in 1866, the Jerome Stakes is the second-oldest stakes race in the United States, behind the Travers Stakes. It is named after successful New...

5 Fast Facts about the shortest-priced beaten favorites in the Kentucky Derby
Plenty of horses have arrived at Churchill Downs on the First Saturday in May with huge reputations. But in competitive fields, they can be beaten. Below are the five shortest-priced...

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Greyvitos
Anyone who watched a grey colt fade badly on debut on the Santa Anita turf July 1 would have trouble imagining the colt would end the year being in the conversation for the 2018 Kentucky Derby.
However,...

After being installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite, Greyvitos did not receive the expected betting action from post 12 in the December 17 Springboard Mile at Remington Park but supporters got the last laugh as the gray colt rolled home...

2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby Year-End Review
Trying to find a clear leader among 2018 Kentucky Derby contenders with all the 2-year-old qualifying races complete is just about an impossible task.
No horse has won more than one of the nine U.S. juvenile...

Triple B Farm’s Greyvitos posted a 2 1/4-length victory on Sunday night in Remington Park’s $402,400 Springboard Mile to make his debut on the 2018 Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.
The Springboard Mile joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby series...

Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Catholic Boy
Four races into his career, Catholic Boy looks like he may well have the stamina to be a Kentucky Derby player. The question will be if he has the speed and class.
Catholic Boy stormed onto the Road...

Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Le Vent Se Leve (JPN)
Three outstanding runs as a 2-year-old suggest Le Vent Se Leve has the potential to represent Japan very well in the 2018 Kentucky Derby should he qualify.
Trained by Kiyoshi Hagiwara,...