Kentucky Derby News

North America’s all-time top sire by progeny earnings, Tapit has sired such champions as Horse of the Year Flightline and two-time Eclipse Award winner Essential Quality. But the venerable stallion is still looking for his first Kentucky Derby (G1)...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby races have ended and the leaderboard for Derby 149 is set! Darren and KK are joined by Churchill Downs track announcer Travis Stone to breakdown the action from the Lexington Stakes and results from the final race during...

Odds-on favorite Key of Life was fully extended at the end of Sunday’s $390,250 Beaumont (G2) at Keeneland, with Interpolate bearing down in deep stretch. But the Brad Cox filly was all heart, finding extra to hold on by a neck at the wire.
Although...

Classic Empire, the champion two-year-old colt of 2016, endured a frustrating Triple Crown trail in 2017. But his son Angel of Empire could turn out to be an avenging angel in the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1).
Here are 12 pedigree fun facts on Angel of Empire,...

It was mission accomplished for First Mission in Saturday's $398,750
Lexington (G3) at
Keeneland, as the lightly-raced Godolphin homebred bulled his way past
long-time leader Arabian Lion in the stretch to win the 1 1/16-mile event for
three-year-olds...

One day after the Road to the Kentucky Derby ends with the Lexington (G3), Keeneland hosts the final stop on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks as well, the $400,000 Beaumont (G2) on Sunday. The about seven-furlong sprint won’t make a material difference...

One last race remains on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a potential contender looking to use the race to break into the Derby 149 field. On today’s show Darren and KK preview the Lexington Stakes taking place this weekend. They breakdown the...

A very good cast of 11 three-year-olds will vie in Saturday’s $400,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland. The 1 1/16-mile dirt tussle is the final 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby event and will reward the top five eligible finishers with qualifying...

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most prestigious horse races in the world, and every year, horses from all over the country compete for a chance to be in the starting gates on the first Saturday in May. This year, two horses from Japan have made their...

The final qualifier in the Road to
the Kentucky Derby series, Saturday’s Lexington S. (G3) at
Keeneland awards points on a 20-8-6-4-2 basis, and the 1 1/16-mile race is
the last chance to earn a Kentucky Derby berth for one runner in the 11-horse
field....