Kentucky Derby News

October 27, 2017

Saxon Warrior faces challenge from stablemate The Pentagon in Racing Post Trophy

Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy (G1) at Doncaster marks the last race of 2017 on the “European Road to the Kentucky Derby,” with the three remaining points races all scheduled for next March.
The one-mile test has drawn the undefeated...

October 27, 2017

Prohibitive favorite doesn't scare off challengers in Juvenile

It’s the biggest race for 2-year-olds and can have major Kentucky Derby implications. The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on November 4 has attracted 13 pre-entries and let’s take a closer look at the runners:
Bolt...

October 26, 2017

5 Fast Facts: Racing Post Trophy S.

5 Fast Facts about the Racing Post Trophy Stakes, an European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race

The race was founded in 1961 after Phil Bull, the founder of the iconic British form guide Timeform, said British 2-year-olds should have a major...

October 26, 2017

Turf Horses In the Kentucky Derby

What horses have run in the Kentucky Derby and on the turf?
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With the advent of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, there’s a chance at least one horse that’s known more turf racing than dirt racing will be at the starting gate in 2018.
Every...

October 25, 2017

Woodford Reserve Partners with Churchill Downs to Become New Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”, NASDAQ: CHDN) and Brown-Forman Corporation (“Brown-Forman”, NYSE:BFA,BFB) today announced a five-year agreement through which Brown-Forman’s...

Derby News October 20, 2017

Thoroughbred birthdays along the Road to the Kentucky Derby…

…lead through the dark winter months. More specifically, January 1.
Every registered Thoroughbred in the Northern Hemisphere shares that birth day.
The. Same. Exact. Birth. Day.
How is that possible?
Not because every foal is born on...

October 20, 2017

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro seeks to widen gap in Juvenile

A dominant winner of the September 30 FrontRunner (G1), Bolt d’Oro towers over the competition heading into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The impressive 2-year-old will be the probable odds-on favorite at Del Mar on November 4 and has established...

October 20, 2017

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro seeks to widen gap in Juvenile

A dominant winner of the September 30 FrontRunner (G1), Bolt d’Oro towers over the competition heading into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The impressive 2-year-old will be the probable odds-on favorite at Del Mar on November 4 and has established...

Derby News October 20, 2017

Thoroughbred birthdays along the Road to the Kentucky Derby…

…lead through the dark winter months. More specifically, January 1.
Every registered Thoroughbred in the Northern Hemisphere shares that birth day.
The. Same. Exact. Birth. Day.
How is that possible?
Not because every foal is born on...

October 20, 2017

Thunder Snow in action on British Champions Day

Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, the bucking bronco cult hero of the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1), will contest Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1) at Ascot. The one-mile affair down the straight course is one of four Group 1 events on “British...

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