Kentucky Derby News

For a fleeting moment in the 2016 Kentucky Derby, Gun Runner looked as if he might challenge Nyquist to win the world’s most prestigious race before finishing third. Eighteen months later, Gun Runner looked as if no one could challenge him when...

Bolt d’Oro entered the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) starting gate as the clear favorite to win the 2018 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, but after 1 1/16 miles, it was Good Magic who was all alone at the finish and atop the...

Having won America’s premiere turf race for two-year-old males, Mendelssohn might try the dirt variety next year, as trainer Aidan O’Brien said the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner could target the 2018 Kentucky Derby Presented...

Zoom and Fish Stable Inc., Charles Spiring and Newtown Anner Stud’s Caledonia Road romped by 3 1/4 lengths in Saturday’s $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar with jockey Mike Smith aboard.
The duo were sent off the...

A field of 13 juvenile fillies has been entered to go 1 1/16 miles on Saturday in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), and the winner of that contest will likely end up being named champion two-year-old filly when the Eclipse Awards rolls around.
Three...

5 Fast Facts about the Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Just eight of the 33 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winners did not receive the Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male: Success Express, 1987 (lost to Forty Niner), Is It True, 1988 (lost to Easy...

Unique Design Celebrates the Return of Breeders’ Cup to Famed Racetrack
LOUISVILLE (October 31, 2017) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, today revealed the logo for the...

Unique Design Celebrates the Return of Breeders’ Cup to Famed Racetrack
LOUISVILLE (October 31, 2017) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, today revealed the logo for the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017) – Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”), one of the world’s most historic sports and entertainment venues, today unveiled plans to improve the parking and transportation experience...

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro will try to cap an unbeaten 2-year-old campaign against 11 challengers in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar. Owned and trained by Mick Ruis, the son of Medaglia d’Oro...