Kentucky Derby News

After some rest and recuperation during the holidays, Darren and KK are back to recap recent races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Shimmering Allure tops a small but intriguing field of five in Saturday’s $100,000 Busanda S.

A well-matched field of 11 fillies and mares will run one mile on the Turfway Park synthetic surface in Saturday’s $125,000 Likely Exchange S.

Kentucky Derby Purse Raised to Record $5 Million; 50-Race Spring Meet Stakes Menu Totals Record $25.6 Million.

Gold Square, LLC’s Drum Roll Please picked up 10 points on the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series after bagging the $145,500 Jerome S. at Aqueduct on Jan. 6.

Going on five years after trainer Richard Mandella had to scratch Omaha Beach from the Kentucky Derby (G1) as the morning-line favorite, the Hall of Famer has a talented Omaha Beach filly, Kopion, on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.

Gold Square’s Drum Roll Please left little suspense in Saturday’s $145,500 Jerome S. at Aqueduct.

Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ynez (G3) at Santa Anita can be summed up as a clash between flashy debut maiden winner Kopion and the proven filly Tambo.

A compact field of five three-year-olds will travel a one-turn mile in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct.

The $150,000 Jerome S. on Saturday is the first of four Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races that will be held this year at Aqueduct through early April.