Kentucky Derby News

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With the launch of the inaugural TwinSpires.com Kentucky Derby Betting Championships, top handicappers have added incentive to focus upon horse racing’s most famous race.
Kentucky Derby weekend is already a bucket-list item for any sports fan,...

Trainer Bob Baffert had two opportunities to secure a record-setting eighth victory in Saturday’s Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) thanks to Mor Spirit and Toews on Ice.
The conditioner not only got the win but ended up with the exacta in the $350,500...

Last Saturday saw Street Fancy, a bay daughter by Kentucky Derby (G1) victor Street Sense, upset the Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos by a length.
It wasn’t much of an upset, as the Philip D’Amato trainee was sent off at 6-1, but she still...

Saturday’s $350,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G1) is the final Kentucky Derby qualifier of 2015, awarding points on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the top four finishers, and four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert will send out the two likely favorites,...

Pretty N Cool looked ready for a return to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s $301,000 Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos but the pacesetting filly faltered in midstretch, leaving the way clear for Street Fancy to come running up the rail for...

Pretty N Cool looked ready for a return to the winner’s circle in Saturday’s $301,000 Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos but the pacesetting filly faltered in midstretch, leaving the way clear for Street Fancy to come running up the rail for...

Saturday’s $300,000 Starlet S. (G1) began life as the Hollywood Starlet in 1981 and was run at Hollywood Park through 2013. That track was finally forced to close its doors, and the newly dubbed “Starlet” was moved to Los Alamitos for...

Two races were held over the Thanksgiving weekend that could end up having significance on the 2016 Kentucky Oaks (G1) under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs.
The Road to the Kentucky Oaks, a series of races which offer points toward a starting berth...

After displaying excellent turf form in his first three starts, Airoforce had no difficulty moving to a sloppy Churchill Downs main track in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2). The 2-year-old son of Colonel John rallied to the lead in...

Lewis Bay made a successful stakes debut in Saturday’s $300,000 Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct, earning 10 qualifying points toward eligibility for next year’s Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Saving ground until the far turn, Lewis Bay was shifted outside...