Kentucky Derby News

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...

Fresh off Japanese-based Lani’s run in
this year’s Triple Crown that culminated with a third-place finish in the
Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) has partnered with
the Japan Racing Association (“JRA”)...

Fresh off Japanese-based Lani’s run in this year’s Triple Crown that culminated with a third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) has partnered with the Japan Racing Association (“JRA”)...

The 38th running of the Sam F. Davis Stakes (Grade III) at Tampa Bay Downs will replace Canada’s Grey Stakes (GIII) on the list of 35-select races that comprise the 2016-17 “Road to the Kentucky Derby,” Churchill Downs officials announced...

While there were no graded events for juvenile fillies this past week, a number of stakes took place. A few of them even proved worthy of making this recap.
DIADURA moved her record to a perfect two-for-two with a 5 1/2-length triumph in the Arlington-Washington...

The boutique meets of Saratoga and Del Mar came to a close on Labor Day with a pair of prestiguous events for two-year-olds that both had the potential of yielding future Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders.
At Saratoga, Practical Joke overcame a moderate...