Kentucky Derby News

After a pair of losses in Kentucky Oaks (G1) qualifiers at Churchill Downs, Gin Gin broke through with her first stakes victory in Saturday’s $97,000 Busanda S. at Aqueduct.

The 2024 Triple Crown opens Saturday, May 4 with the 150th running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) at 1 ¼ miles at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

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.