Kentucky Derby News

A strong field of nine will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs lawn in
Saturday's finale, the $1 million Arlington Million (G1). The cast features a
pair of Grade 1 winners, but I expect another contender to get the job done and
to pick up...

A sensational field of six will go postward in the $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The headliner on a massive day of racing at the Spa features several of the leading handicap runners in the country in what promises to be a thrilling...

Runner-up as the favorite in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1), Epicenter returned to the winner’s column in Saturday’s $558,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga. But fans of the 11-10 favorite might not have expected the way he won...

Five were entered, but only four are expected to start in
Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2) at Saratoga. Three runners in the 1
1/8-mile race own Kentucky Derby experience, including runner-up
Epicenter and third-placer Zandon, and the other,...

The brilliant Jack Christopher was bet down to 7-10 favoritism as he tried two turns in Saturday’s $1,017,500 Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park, but the 1 1/8-mile distance proved too far. Instead, a pair of Kentucky Derby (G1) participants stormed...

Four Grade 1 winners highlight a top field of eight three-year-olds for Saturday’s $1 million Haskell S. (G1) at Monmouth Park. The highlight of the summer meeting attracted a fantastic cast, including the unbeaten Jack Christopher from the barn...

Caddo River winning the 2021 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park (Photo by Coady Photography)

The second half of the 2022 racing calendar kicks off in a big way on Saturday with a bevy of graded stakes taking place across the United States. One of the richest...

A fine field of seven will travel 1 1/8 miles beneath the Twin Spires in the lucrative $750,000 Stephen Foster S. (G2) on Saturday. The feature attracted an excellent cast hailing from top barns in a race that is expected to produce an exciting finish.

The...

An outstanding field of seven fillies and mares will go postward in Saturday’s $200,000 Chicago S. (G3) at Churchill Downs. The seven-furlong dash features a loaded cast with some of the better one-turn distaffers in training to compete in the fascinating...

Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) concluded the 2022 Triple
Crown, and form held as 5-2 favorite Mo
Donegal proved best in the 1 1/2-mile race.
Measure of
redemption
Mo Donegal
established himself as a major Kentucky Derby contender with...