Kentucky Derby News

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...

The $1 million Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland delivered a surprising outcome with Irap recording a 31-1 upset. He’s headed to the Kentucky Derby for owner Reddam Racing and trainer Doug O’Neill.
Runner-up Practical Joke offered a fine showing,...

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...

Trainer John Shirreffs has been teaching Jerry and Ann Moss’ Gormley how to save his energy for the finish, and the homework paid off with a form turnaround in Saturday’s $1,002,415 Santa Anita Derby (G1) – and a ticket to the Kentucky...

Sweet Loretta hadn’t been seen in competition since suffering her first career loss in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) last November at Santa Anita Park, but on Sunday made her three-year-old debut a winning one at Keeneland.
The St....