Kentucky Derby News

A deep and talented field of 12 three-year-olds will run 1 1/16 miles on the Tampa Bay Downs dirt in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3).

A Road to the Kentucky Oaks double-header is on tap Saturday, with the Suncoast S. and the rescheduled Las Virgenes (G3).

Although the $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs has yet to produce a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, it’s churned out 26 Kentucky Derby starters in the last two decades, including at least one in 16 out of those 20 years.

The defection earlier this week of Grade 1 winner Locked from Saturday's $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs leaves the 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep with no clear-cut favorite.

Hades' road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) is paved with more than merely good intentions.

Fierceness, one of Repole Stable’s 20 nominees to lead all owners, was one of 54 horses under the care of Todd Pletcher that nominated to the Triple Crown.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series made its first stop at Gulfstream Park this year for the 1 1/16-mile Holy Bull (G3) on Feb. 3, a 42-point qualifier (20-10-6-4-2) for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Here are three takeaways.

The 1 1/16-mile Southwest (G3) on Feb. 3 served as the second of four Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Oaklawn Park, awarding points on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale toward a berth in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Here are three takeaways.

The second of four Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifiers at Aqueduct in 2024, the 1 1/8-mile Withers (G3) on Feb. 3 awarded points on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale toward a berth in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 4. Here are three takeaways.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby was packed with action the past weekend. Darren and KK breakdown what they saw from the contenders and how their performances might stack up moving forward.