Kentucky Derby News

A field of eight juvenile fillies will take to Santa Anita Park’s main track on Saturday as part of the $300,000 Chandelier Stakes (G1).
The 1 1/16-mile contest is not only part of the “Win & You’re In” Challenge series for...

Breeders’ Cup preview weekends don’t get much bigger than this one.
There are 13 races in four countries which carry direct entry into Breeders’ Cup contests for the winners, along with a number of races which will have a direct bearing...

Proving themselves the two leading juvenile colts in Southern California with a one-two finish in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day, Bolt d'Oro and Zatter meet again Saturday at Santa Anita in the $300,000 FrontRunner (G1) over 1 1/16 miles.
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5 Fast Facts about the Royal Lodge Stakes, a European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race
1)     First held in 1946, the race is named after the Royal Lodge in Great Windsor Park, Berkshire. The Royal Lodge was a country retreat for...

5 Fast Facts about the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, a European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race

Founded in 1853, the race was known through most of its history as the Grand Criterium. It was renamed in 2003 after Jean-Luc Lagardere, a successful businessman,...

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

First staged in 1970 by the Oak Tree Racing Association, the race was known through most of its history as the Norfolk Stakes until Oak Tree lost its lease to race at...

Handicapping the FrontRunner Stakes for a better bet
Santa Anita’s opening-day weekend will feature a bevy of stakes with Breeders’ Cup implications and Saturday’s $300,000 FrontRunner (G1) serves as a “Win & You’re In”...

Saxon Warrior joined two classic pictures on Sunday when posting a 2 1/2-length victory in the Beresford Stakes (Ire-G2) at Naas Racecourse in Ireland.
The Beresford is not only an early lead-up to the Epsom Derby (Eng-G1) next year but also kicked off...

A new pathway to the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) will wind itself through Europe over the next six months. The horse that accumulates the most points in the seven-race European Road to the Kentucky Derby series will receive an automatic entry into the Churchill...

The last grade 1 race for 3-year-old dirt males, the Pennsylvania Derby, is being staged Saturday, but there are more runners from this year’s Kentucky Derby field that are instead contesting a grade 3 race many miles to the west this weekend.
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