Kentucky Derby News

In a climactic finish fought out by Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni, Brad Grady’s Girvin got up on the wire to deny McCraken and Practical Joke in Sunday’s $1,010,000 Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park.
The Haskell is a “Win and...

What was expected to be a two-horse battle between Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and his Preakness (G1) conqueror Cloud Computing in Saturday's $588,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga instead turned into a runaway victory by Good Samaritan,...

The $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth Park serves as important event on calendar for 3-year-olds and Sunday’s race has added importance due to the wide-open state of the division. Always Dreaming, who is entered in Saturday’s...

After a few weeks of baby steps, the path to the Breeders’ Cup, and potential greatness, for the Triple Crown 3-year-olds gets into full stride this weekend.
The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga and the $1 million Haskell Invitational...

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming, eighth to Cloud Computing when last seen in the Preakness (G1), will seek a measure of revenge against that foe Saturday at Saratoga in the $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2).
A win in 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy can give either...

It came down to the wire and a stewards’ inquiry before Kentucky Oaks (G1) queen Abel Tasman was declared winner of the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga on Sunday.
The Quality Road filly was seeking her third straight Grade 1 score in...

Firenze Fire launched his bid leaving the far turn, blowing past pacesetter Baffin to a clear lead, and held off the late charge of Free Drop Billy to score a one-length victory in the July 22 Sanford (G3) at Saratoga. Trained by Jason Servis and ridden...

The Travers Stakes at Saratoga and Kentucky Derby Runners
The Travers (G1), along with the preparatory Jim Dandy (G2), are the signature events for three-year-olds at Saratoga, the country's most popular and prosperous race meeting that begins July...

Kentucky Derby Runners on the Breeders' Cup Trail
The connections of this year’s leading Triple Crown runners will be focusing less on their own generation from a Breeders’ Cup perspective for this weekend’s racing, and more on...

For a horse who took a long time to find the winner’s circle, Irap showed that he’s really gotten the hang of it with a commanding performance in Saturday night’s $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3).
Trained by Doug O’Neill for Reddam...