Kentucky Derby News

Before the potential re-emergence of some of last year’s leading juveniles and Kentucky Derby point earners early next month, the second half of January will see some fresh faces enter the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard Top 20.
The process already began...

Uncontested ran to his name in Monday’s Smarty Jones, dominating the one-mile event over a sloppy track at Oaklawn Park, and kudos to the Wayne Catalano-trained colt for a visually-impressive performance.
The dark bay received a solid 97 BRIS Speed...

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Lockdown not only triumphed in her stakes debut on Sunday but also debuted on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard with 10 points thanks to that effort.
The Bill Mott-trained Lockdown marked her first try against stakes rivals...

Uncontested, the 6-5 favorite against seven rivals, rolled to a 5 1/4-length victory in Monday's $150,000 Smarty Jones, opening leg of Oaklawn Park's four-race series of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps.
A son of Tiz Wonderful, Uncontested was sent...

Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones is the first of four Kentucky Derby qualifying races at Oaklawn Park and eight 3-year-olds will compete for a total of 17 points (10-4-2-1 scale) in the one-mile event.
The Hot Springs, Arkansas track will also offer...

Libby’s Tail currently ranks 14th on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard with five points and will seek to move up the list on Sunday as part of a five-horse field entered in the Busanda Stakes.
The mile-and-70-yard contest is part of the Road to the...

The 2017 Smarty Jones Stakes will emanate from Oaklawn Park on Monday, January 16th as a Road to the Kentucky Derby points race. The top-four finishers will earn points worth 10-4-2-1 towards entering the Kentucky Derby (G1).
The one mile long Smarty...

With only four point-scoring opportunities (two of them have been run already), there won’t be any dramatic shifts in position on the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) points leaderboard during the month of January.
The one significant change to have occurred...

Fund for the Arts and Churchill Downs Call for Artists to Submit Proposals to Participate in Local Arts Celebration to Kick Off 2017 Derby Week
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (January 4, 2017) -- Fund for the Arts and Churchill Downs invite local artists and cultural...

Thanks to the presence of Gormley and American Anthem, the January 7 Sham (G3) at Santa Anita may wind up being a key race. It certainly was a fast race.
Gormley proved best on this occasion, edging American Anthem by a short head on the wire over a...