Kentucky Derby News

Although 14 fillies were entered in Saturday’s $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (G3) at Turfway Park, only 12 will be allowed to start in the one-mile affair.
On the line is 50 points to the winner toward a starting berth in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks (G1)...

Alcibiades (G1) winner Gomo and undefeated Off the Tracks are the top draws in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) sending a field of seven 1 1/16 miles. The race is the first on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks offering up points on a 100-40-20-10...

Airoforce stamped himself as a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender when capturing the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs in late November, but the Mark Casse-trained colt disappointed when opening the year with a well-beaten 10th as the favorite in...

Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park is a final major prep in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, awarding points on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the top four finishers, and the 1 1/8-mile race features an unprecedented match-up...

Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen (#14) and Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#16) – a pair of unbeaten stars scheduled for a pre- Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) showdown in Saturday’s $1 million...

For the next seven days or so, Gun Runner sits atop the Kentucky Derby (G1) leader board after a scintillating 4 1/2-length victory in Saturday's $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).
Settled in third by Florent Geroux as Candy My Boy...

Japan will be represented in the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1), thanks to the well-bred and improving Lani, who toppled previously unbeaten filly Polar River in Saturday’s $2 million UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan.
Lani was one of just two Triple Crown nominees...

California Chrome, the 2014 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) champion who’s conquered the hearts of racing fans worldwide, has now added a very considerable laurel to his record. By romping in Saturday’s $10 million Dubai World Cup (G1)...

Reddam Racing LLC’s Land Over Sea returned to the winner’s circle on Saturday at Fair Grounds when posting a 4 1/2-length victory in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2).
Making her first start away from undefeated champion Songbird since breaking...

The $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday is the first domestic prep in the Kentucky Derby (G1) Championship Series, which offers Derby qualifying points of 100-40-20-10 to the top four finishers in the 1 1/8-mile...