Kentucky Derby News

January 29, 2023

Arabian Knight best in Southwest

Arabian Knight made
all the running as the odds-on favorite in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest (G3)
at Oaklawn Park, winning comfortably by a 5 1/2-length margin. John Velazquez piloted
the son of Uncle Mo for Zedan Racing Stable (Amr Zedan).
A Road...

January 26, 2023

Inside the Kentucky Derby Podcast: Southwest Stakes Preview

Oaklawn Park will feature the next key stakes race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby this weekend. The Southwest Stakes will be the proving ground for a number of horses with points currently on the leaderboard. On today’s show Darren and KK preview...

January 24, 2023

Takeaways from 2023 Lecomte Stakes

The first of three Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifiers at Fair
Grounds in 2023, Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) awarded points on a 20-8-6-4-2 scale
to the top five finishers. Instant Coffee rallied to win going away by a 2 1/2-length
margin, moving...

January 23, 2023

Southwest, Martha Washington showdowns on tap at Oaklawn Park

Trainer Brad Cox has won three of the past five scoring races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and he’ll try to keep the momentum going in Saturday’s $750,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The Cox trio of Corona Bolt, Jace’s Road,...

January 23, 2023

Inside the Kentucky Derby Podcast: Lecomte Stakes Recap

After a big win in the Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds this past weekend, Instant Coffee jumps up the leaderboard as a horse to watch on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Darren and KK breakdown the Lecomte on today’s show and what they saw from contenders...

January 23, 2023

12 Pedigree fun facts: Blazing Sevens

Runner-up to Triple Crown champion Justify in the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1), Good Magic has several well-credentialed sons from his first crop who can bid for the roses that eluded him.

Blazing Sevens became his first Grade 1 winner in the Champagne (G1)....

January 22, 2023

The Alys Look turns back Chop Chop in Silverbulletday

Saturday's $150,000 Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds evolved into an
intramural battle between the Brad Cox-trained fillies The Alys Look and
Chop Chop, and it was The Alys Look who fended off her 4-5 favored stablemate to
take the Road to the...

January 22, 2023

Instant Coffee sharp in Lecomte return

Instant Coffee unleashed a bold turn of foot on the far turn
of Saturday’s $194,000 Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, rallying from last into contention
turning for home, and the long-striding colt blew past leaders to win going
away by a 2 1/2-length...

January 22, 2023

12 Pedigree fun facts: Victory Formation

From the first crop of 2017 Belmont (G1) winner Tapwrit, Victory Formation is helping to put his young sire on the map. Here are 12 pedigree fun facts to know about Victory Formation:

1. Tapwrit is the third of his sire Tapit’s record-tying four...

January 19, 2023

Inside the Kentucky Derby Podcast: Lecomte Stakes Preview

Fair Grounds is the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and a race that has produced over a dozen derby starters in recent years. On today’s show Darren and KK preview the Lecomte which will add 20 points to the winner as well as other...

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