Kentucky Derby News

A full group of sophomore fillies will run 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs main track in the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) on Friday. Conditioner Brad Cox has a fine trio of contenders for the affair, and I expect the race to go through two of those...

A
full field of 20 high-quality sophomores will go 1 1/4 miles on the Churchill
Downs main surface in Saturday’s 149th Kentucky Derby (G1). The much
anticipated $3 million Run for the Roses attracted a fantastic group of
three-year-olds in what...

DISARM COMPLETES MAJOR PREPARATIONS FOR KENTUCKY DERBY 149 ON ENTRY DAY FOR DERBY AND OAKS

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, May 1, 2023) – Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Disarm completed his major preparation for Saturday’s 149th running of the $3...

Post positions for the 2023 Kentucky Derby were drawn on Monday afternoon, triggering the annual debate among bettors as to which horses drew well, which drew poorly, and which might enjoy ideal trips in the “Run for the Roses.”

Some...

A son of 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Hard Spun, and tracing to the same ancestress as Barbaro, Two Phil’s sports classic connections throughout his ancestry. 
Here are his 12 pedigree fun facts:
1. Two Phil’s emulated sire Hard...

As a homebred for Peter Vegso, best known as the publisher who launched the inspirational Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Lord Miles ought to have a heartwarming story. And he does! 

His ancestress in the direct female line was born with no eyes;...

The first Saturday in May is synonymous with the Kentucky Derby (G1), but this year, the date takes on world-historical significance as the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III. May 6, 2023 is also a banner day in British horse racing, featuring...

ROCKET CAN WORKS TOWARD DERBY 149; PRACTICAL MOVE MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, April 30, 2023) – Frank Fletcher Racing Operations’ Rocket Can completed his major preparation for Kentucky Derby 149 by working...

Vegso
Racing Stable’s homebred Lord Miles fought his way into the 2023 Kentucky Derby
(G1) field following his upset victory in the $750,000 Wood Memorial S. (G2) at
Aqueduct on April 8.

The
59-1 winner clocked nine furlongs on the fast main course...

DOZEN KENTUCKY DERBY HOPEFULS BREEZE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, April 29, 2023) – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s likely Kentucky Derby (GI) favorite Forte headlined a busy morning beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill...