Kentucky Derby News

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Candied aced her class and distance tests in Friday’s $600,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland, earning a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) as well as 10 points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Champion sprinter Speightstown is the paternal grandsire of two Champagne (G1) heroes, Jack Christopher (2021) and Firenze Fire (2017), and now he’ll try to get on the sires’ honor roll himself with two sons squaring off at Aqueduct on Saturday.
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Young sire sensation Gun Runner bids to add another major win to his ledger with Locked, the morning-line favorite in Saturday’s Breeders’ Futurity (G1). Gun Runner is already on the board with a placing in the Keeneland feature, courtesy...

Half of the juveniles entered in Saturday’s American Pharoah (G1) come from the sire line of Hall of Famer Curlin. Be You is by Curlin himself, while morning-line favorite Muth, Next Level, and Wine Me Up are grandsons. 
Be You is out of Jacaranda,...

Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has deployed his promising juveniles across the country for Saturday’s three Road to the Kentucky Derby races. 
His chances of turning a triple are reflected in his contenders’ morning-line odds –...

The Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby continues with three races this weekend including The Champagne Stakes, American Pharoah Stakes, and Breeders' Futurity each worth 10 points. Darren and KK analyze each race and give you their best bets!

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Alongside the three scoring races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby this weekend, there’s a trio of companion stakes offering points toward the Kentucky Oaks. All are worth points on the 10-5-3-2-1 scale to the top five eligible finishers.
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A total of nine promising juvenile prospects will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Keeneland main strip in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity S. (G1). The 'Win and You’re In' tilt will provide the first-place finisher with...

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid al Maktoum’s homebred Rosallion was upset on soft going last out, but returned to his brilliant best on a quicker surface in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) on Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. While the British shipper...

Jeff Smith’s Ghostwriter handled the step up in class and distance in Saturday’s Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket to remain undefeated in three starts. The Clive Cox trainee earned 10 points on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, and a ticket...