Kentucky Derby News

Following on from the historical connections between the Kentucky Derby and Royal Ascot, two contemporary Derby-winning trainers will go head-to-head in the opening event of the Royal meeting on Tuesday morning. And later on the card, Thunder Snow, famous...

One of the leading Kentucky Derby contenders earlier in the season, McCraken didn’t get the chance to show his best when being interfered with at the start of the Run for the Roses. Connections opted to use the June 17 Matt Winn (G3) on the Stephen...

Royalty Is No Stranger to the Kentucky Derby as The Epsom Derby Ran Recently and Royal Ascot Begins Shortly
As most racing enthusiasts could guess, the Kentucky Derby was established in an attempt to give the United States a racing occasion as grand and...

Where can you find the next races for Kentucky Derby runners?
So, you’ve taken an interest in the Kentucky Derby, through the prep races and the Triple Crown. Along the way, you’ve gotten to know the horses well, and maybe had some successful...

Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta’s Tapwrit ran down 5-2 favorite Irish War Cry on Saturday in the 149th edition of the Belmont Stakes (G1) to give trainer Todd Pletcher two-thirds of the 2017 Triple Crown.
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Before the Triple Crown Was Established, Man o' War Scared Off His Competition in the Belmont Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes is best-remembered for the coronation of its Triple Crown winners, the 12 elite horses that had won the Kentucky Derby and...

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Belmont Stakes Records Set By Kentucky Derby Winners
With the Belmont Stakes coming up on Saturday, June 10th, let's look at some notable moments of past Derby winners who have gone on to contest the test of a champion.
First Kentucky Derby...

Cloud Computing’s triumph in the 2017 Preakness Stakes was unusual in that he was just the eighth winner in the last 50 years not to have contested the Kentucky Derby.
However, new shooters to the U.S. classics have found more success in the Belmont...

In its simplest form, handicapping Saturday’s Preakness (G1) is a referendum on Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming, and whether he’ll repeat the feat at Pimlico.
Because so many believe he will, Always Dreaming is the odds-on favorite...

Klaravich Stables Inc. and William Lawrence’s Cloud Computing entered Saturday’s 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) with three starts under his girth and seeking a first stakes victory.
The dark bay son of Maclean’s Music exited...