Kentucky Derby News

In the span of less than a minute last Saturday, the Kentucky Derby (G1) went from having a solid favorite to having arguably its most disappointing and sudden withdrawal in many years, or at least in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Series era.
Mastery,...

Tapwrit seized the spotlight with a 4 ½-length victory in the March 11 Tampa Bay Derby (G2), registering a career-best 101 BRIS Speed rating while establishing a new stakes record in the Kentucky Derby qualifier.
A $1.2 million yearling purchase,...

Tapwrit launched an eye-catching rally past horses on the far turn and blew past pacesetter State of Honor after turning for home in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2), stamping his Kentucky Derby ticket with a 4 ½-length decision.
“We were...

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ It Tiz Well refused to back down in the stretch of Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park, finishing one length in front of Benner Island to earn her first stakes victory.
That saw the Jerry Hollendorfer...

The Honeybee Stakes (G3) was supposed to turn out one of two ways: confirmation of Chanel’s Legacy talent or redemption for Elate.
Neither of those events happened as It Tiz Well shipped in from the same West Coast barn as Unique Bella to score...

Gunnevera has risen from an early tragedy to become a prime contender for the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Born and raised at Jim and Pam Robinson’s Brandywine Farm, Gunnevera is one of two 2017 Derby hopefuls hailing from the Bourbon County, Kentucky,...

Mastery turned in a masterful performance in Saturday's $400,690 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, but the long-term Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects ended for the star three-year-old strides after the wire when he was dismounted, unsaddled, and vanned...

Bob Baffert is a face synonymous with Kentucky Derby success and he looks to showcase his next potential star Mastery in Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (GII) at Santa Anita Park in Southern California – one of two Championship Series races...

As it often does, the $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday will go a long way toward clarifying the picture regarding the West Coast's leading Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects.
The 1 1/16-mile San Felipe is the final major lead-in to...

After finishing second in the February 11 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, Tapwrit figured to be trying to turn the tables on McCraken in Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2). But the absence of the leading Kentucky Derby contender due...