Kentucky Derby News

Along with highlighting Keeneland’s
opening weekend, Saturday’s $1 million Blue Grass (G1) provides a major opportunity
for Kentucky
Derby qualifying points. A large field of 11 will contest the 1 1/8-mile race,
which will award points on...

The final Road to
the Kentucky Derby series qualifier in South Florida, the $1
million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, produced a thrilling off-the-pace win from the projected Kentucky Derby
favorite.
1. Forte
rallies dramatically
Forte dropped...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series in Arkansas concluded
with a dominant performance in the $1.25
million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park, a major qualifier awarding
points on a 100-40-30-20-10 basis toward a Kentucky Derby
berth.
1. Angel of
Empire...

The $600,000 Ashland (G1), a major qualifier in the
Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, highlights Friday’s opening-day program
at Keeneland, and a nice field of seven three-year-old fillies is entered for
the 1 1/16-mile race.
Here are three talking...

Hiroyuki
Osanuma’s Derma Sotogake earned 100 points on the
2023 Road to the Kentucky
challenge series following his 5 1/2-length romp in the $1.25 million UAE Derby
(G2)
at Meydan on March 25.

Piloted
by Christophe Lemaire, Derma Sotogake led...

Forte is, once again, back on top of the leaderboard after a difficult trip around Gulfstream Park in the Florida Derby. Darren & KK break down the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby where Angel of Empire won at Oaklawn Park for Brad Cox. With the...

When Tapit Trice captured the Tampa Bay Derby (G3), he became a milestone 100th graded stakes winner sired by Tapit. Might he also give the outstanding patriarch a first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner?
Tapit Trice sports a fascinating pedigree pattern of...

Saturday’s victory in the $1
million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park certified Forte as the favorite for the 149th
running of the
Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6, but it did not come easy. The champion juvenile male and odds-on favorite experienced...

Angel of Empire spent a good portion of last summer stabled and
working over the

Churchill Downs strip, but was deemed better suited to running elsewhere. He
proved he belongs under the Twin Spires, in the feature on the first Saturday in
May in particular,...

Godolphin’s Wet Paint employed her trademark last-to-first kick in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy (G3), completing a sweep of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring races at Oaklawn Park. Another international stable with a U.S. operation, Amo Racing...