Kentucky Derby News

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas enjoyed a stellar afternoon at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, one of the highlights being Lemon Muffin's maiden-breaking romp in the $400,000 Honeybee (G3), a Road to the Kentucky Oaks series prep.

Manama Gold continued her sparkling run in Dubai on Friday, extending her record to a perfect 3-for-3 in the UAE Oaks (G3).

This race will feature the return of Timberlake who won the Champagne and finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

A big field of 13 three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn dirt in Saturday’s lucrative, $1.25 million Rebel S. (G2).

George Krikorian’s champion homebred Just F Y I leads a cast of 104 3-year-old fillies that were nominated to compete in the 150th running of the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) on Friday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.
Just F Y I joins 23...

Over the last 20 years, the $1.25 million Rebel (G2) has been won by two of the best Kentucky Derby (G1) winners in recent memory: the once-beaten fan favorite Smarty Jones (2004) and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (2015).

The $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds marked the start of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, which features 16 qualifiers for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, and here are three takeaways from the 1 1/8-mile...

Locked is bred on the same cross as fellow Kentucky Derby contender Sierra Leone.

With a new favorite on the leaderboard Darren and KK analyze Sierra Leone’s performance and look ahead to what we could expect from him moving forward.

Trainer Brad Cox has Timberlake in the Rebel (G2) and West Omaha in the Honeybee (G3) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.