Kentucky Derby News

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

First run in 1867, the Champagne Stakes is a namesake of the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster in England, which began in 1823. Moved to Belmont Park when it opened in 1905,...

Bolt d’Oro solidified his status as the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite with an eye-catching 7 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $301,380 FrontRunner (G1), blistering foes through the stretch of the 1 1/16-mile race at Santa...

Moonshine Memories ran her record to a perfect three-for-three on Saturday at Santa Anita Park with a nice 2 3/4-length victory in the Chandelier Stakes (G1) under jockey Flavien Prat.
The duo tracked 9-5 favorite Alluring Favorite, who set the pace through...

For the first time since 1986, a filly has defeated the boys in France’s most illustrious juvenile race, as the Aidan O’Brien-trained Happily prevailed in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at Chantilly.
In the process, the Coolmore...

Bolt d’Oro solidified his status as the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite with an eye-catching 7 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $301,380 FrontRunner (G1), blistering foes through the stretch of the 1 1/16-mile race at Santa...

A Kentucky-bred scored 10 points on the “European Road to the Kentucky Derby” in Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket, as Roaring Lion got up to deny odds-on favorite Nelson.
Purchased for $160,000 as a yearling at Keeneland last...

…very early in life. Some might say as soon as they are born.
Foals (baby horses) are quickly acclimated to being handled by humans. They are rubbed, petted, and stroked, from head to tail, on their legs, anything and everything to prepare them...

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby moves to the “headquarters” of British racing on Saturday, Newmarket, for the Royal Lodge (G2).
Unbeaten world champion Frankel won the Royal Lodge in 2010, the last running at its historic home at...

Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), the third points race on the new European Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), serves up a fascinating clash between Aidan O’Brien’s Group 1-winning filly Happily and Godolphin colts Masar and Mythical...

…very early in life. Some might say as soon as they are born.
Foals (baby horses) are quickly acclimated to being handled by humans. They are rubbed, petted, and stroked, from head to tail, on their legs, anything and everything to prepare them...