Kentucky Derby News

“When he got hooked in the lane, I thought for sure that Practical Joke was going by him. But that Silken Cat was so tough, and it came out in him.”
Thus Frank Taylor of Taylor Made Farm saw the influence of Irap’s mother, Canadian...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 12, 2017 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that multi-platinum recording artist Harry Connick, Jr. will sing our national anthem at the 143rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 6, 2017.
The...

A dozen sophomore fillies will line up on Friday for their chance at the final 170 points being offered toward a starting berth for the May 5 Kentucky Oaks (G1).
The $400,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) rounds out the 2017 Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of...

Saturday’s $200,000 Lexington Stakes (G3) is only worth 10-4-2-1 points toward a starting berth in the May 6 Kentucky Derby (G1), but that was enough to attract a field of 10 for the 1 1/16-mile Keeneland contest.
Included in the group are Senior...

A week after no clear standout emerged from three important Kentucky Derby (G1) preps, the door is open for reigning juvenile champion Classic Empire to re-emerge as the horse to beat on the first Saturday in May. First, the colt will need to confirm...

Gormley raced on the front end in his first three wins but after getting burnt chasing the pace in the San Felipe (G2) on March 11, the 3-year-old switched to a reserved run style in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1). The change in tactics resulted...

Irish War Cry’s roller-coaster ride to the Kentucky Derby hit a high mark in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) as he rolled to a 3 1/2-length decision at Aqueduct. After a puzzling clunker in the March 4 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park,...

Janis Whitham’s McCraken arrived at trainer Ian Wilkes’ Barn 26 at Churchill Downs Monday morning following a third-place finish in Saturday’s Blue Grass (Grade II) at Keeneland, and all systems are go for the 3-year-old son of Ghostzapper...

There are only two point-scoring preps remaining in this 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby Series season, but only Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) figures to have an impact on the final Top 20 leader board. The other race, the Lexington...

The purple silks of Reddam Racing are well-known to Kentucky Derby fans, with victories in two of the last five runnings. Nyquist proved best as the 2-1 favorite in front of 167,227 patrons at Churchill Downs last year and I’ll Have Another captured...