Kentucky Derby News

December 9, 2017

Dream Tree remains perfect in Starlet triumph

Phoenix Thoroughbred III's Dream Tree bided her time in second under jockey Drayden Van Dyke before asserting her class to post a 3 1/4-length victory in Saturday's $294,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos.
The Uncle Mo filly tracked pacesetter...

December 9, 2017

McKinzie awarded Los Alamitos Futurity win via DQ

The first disqualification from first in the 37-year history of the Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) occurred Saturday, but Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert still came out a winner for the 10th time in the 1 1/16-mile, $300,000 race as odds-on favorite McKinzie...

December 8, 2017

5 Fast Facts: Los Alamitos Futurity

5 Fast Facts about the Los Alamitos Futurity, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep-race

Run for the first time in 1981, the race began its life as the Hollywood Futurity and was run at Hollywood Park over 1 1/16 miles for all but six editions in the late...

Derby News December 8, 2017

Who is leading the 2018 European Road to the Kentucky Derby?

The 2018 European Road to the Kentucky Derby, so far…
Japan may have its own qualifying series for the Kentucky Derby, but a Japanese-bred horse has been the leading performer in the inaugural qualifying series in Europe.
Seven races make up the...

December 6, 2017

Remsen Review: Catholic Boy hits the mark as Kentucky Derby contender

Visually awesome striding away to a 4 ¾-length decision, Catholic Boy impressed on multiple fronts in the December 2 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. The 2-year-old registered a commendable 98 BRIS Speed rating switching from turf to dirt for the Road...

December 6, 2017

Starlet attracts field of five

The final Road to the Kentucky Oaks points race of 2017 takes place Saturday at Los Alamitos, and five fillies will line up for their share of 10-4-2-1 points toward a starting berth in next spring’s Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Exuberance drew the inside...

Derby News December 6, 2017

McKinzie favored to give Baffert 10th Los Alamitos Futurity

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has a thing for futurities. The four-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer has won Del Mar's juvenile showcase 13 times, and on Saturday will attempt to win the $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G1), which began...

December 4, 2017

Casse fillies impress early on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks

A pair of points races on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks took place recently, one over Thanksgiving weekend and the other on Saturday, and the winners turned out be Mark Casse-trained stablemates.
First up was the Golden Rod Stakes (G2), which took place...

December 2, 2017

Wonder Gadot captures Demoiselle

Wonder Gadot made her debut in the fifth spot on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard Saturday thanks to a 3 3/4-length score in the Demoiselle Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct.
The Mark Casse-trained filly earned 10 points toward a starting berth in next year’s...

December 2, 2017

Catholic Boy joins Kentucky Derby trail with smashing Remsen win

Making his first dirt start, Catholic Boy established himself as a Kentucky Derby contender with a tour-de-force victory in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. The Jonathan Thomas-trained son of More Than Ready rated just off the pace with...

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