Kentucky Derby News

Classic Empire and Practical Joke would have nearly identical records of being three-for-three if not for Classic Empire dumping his rider at the start of the Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga in early September.
That’s the only blemish on the Pioneerof...

Two fields of six juveniles each will line up Saturday at Belmont Park and the winners of each contest will receive points toward starting berths in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Belmont hosts the $500,000 Champagne Stakes (G1), worth...

On Saturday at Santa Anita Park, a pair of juvenile races offered the winners both guaranteed berths to the Breeders’ Cup on November 5 and points toward a spot in the starting gates for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) next spring at Churchill...

Both the FrontRunner Stakes (G1) and Chandelier Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday will offer their winners guaranteed berths to the Breeders’ Cup on November 5.
But that’s not all the pair of 1 1/16-mile events are doing. Each race...

The $1.32 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) was supposed to settle scores among the top three from the Kentucky Derby (G1) – Nyquist, Exaggerator, and Gun Runner – but the Triple Crown trail veterans were all upended at Parx on Saturday by late-blooming...

Saturday’s $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby (G2) features plenty of star power, with the top three finishers from the Kentucky Derby – Nyquist, Exaggerator and Gun Runner – competing at Parx Racing.
It marks the second meeting since...

Normandy Farm’s homebred Daddys Lil Darling overhauled longtime leader Bling on the Music in midstretch of Saturday’s $200,000 Pocahontas (G2) at Churchill Downs, then held the late thrust of Ever So Clever in the first scoring race on the...

Had Albaugh Family Stable’s homebred Not This Time lost Saturday’s $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, the 9-5 favorite would have had a proper excuse.
Not This Time was the last to break after taking a hop at the start, and for a...

It’s never too early to talk Kentucky Derby and the points chase for the 143 rd edition of the Run for the Roses on May 6, 2017 gets underway Saturday with the $150,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs. The first of 35 qualifying races, the Iroquois...

Bling on the Music enters Saturday’s $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs with a perfect three-for-three mark.
Trainer J.R. Caldwell is hoping the gray lass exits four-for-four.
“As a two-year-old she was a sale topper at the...