Kentucky Derby News

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...

A field of 11 sophomore fillies will line up Saturday in the next race on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks – the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
The 1 1/16-mile contest is part of the Championship portion of the series and will award...

J Boys Echo significantly raised his Kentucky Derby profile in the March 4 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, registering a 104 BRIS Speed rating the 3 ½-length victory. That’s the top number from a 2017 qualifying race, two points better...

A multiple graded stakes winner, Gunnevera had plenty of experience but his BRIS Speed ratings were lacking entering the March 4 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park. He stepped up while rallying last-to-first in the 1 1/16-mile race, generating...

Wins by Gunnevera in the Fountain of Youth (G2) and J Boys Echo in the Gotham (G3) last Saturday elevated the two colts to the top of the Kentucky Derby (G1) leader board, thus virtually cementing their participation in the year’s first classic...

Classic Empire, last year’s unanimous champion two-year-old colt, has had a bumpy ride on the  Kentucky Derby (G1) trail so far this year.
Diagnosed with a foot abscess after his subpar third in the February 4 Holy Bull (G2), he was all...