Kentucky Derby News

Litigate made his stakes debut a winning one in Sam F. Davis
(G3), rallying to a 1 1/4-length decision, and provided trainer Todd Pletcher with
a record seventh victory in the Road to
the Kentucky Derby series qualifier at Tampa Bay Downs.
Pletcher, who...

Hit Show resoundingly announced his presence on the Kentucky
Derby trail in Saturday’s $250,000
Withers (G3) at Aqueduct, rolling to a 5 1/2-length decision in his stakes
debut. The Brad Cox-trained colt garnered his first 20 points in the Road...

His mother was a top-class sprinter, but Dubyuhnell has already answered a distance question by capturing the 1 1/8-mile Remsen (G2). He inherits his stamina, and Kentucky Derby (G1) hopes, from sire Good Magic.

Here are 12 pedigree fun facts on Dubyuhnell:
1....

A record three dozen Japanese-based horses have been nominated to the 2023 Triple Crown, including the top two on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard at this stage, Derma Sotogake and Continuar.

Continuar won the Japan Road opener, the Nov....

There is a Trifecta of prep races this weekend across the country with the Withers, Sam F. Davis Stakes, and El Camino Real Derby. On today’s show Darren and KK are joined by Churchill Downs track announcer Travis Stone to preview the stakes races...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series stops at Golden Gate
Fields for Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby. Contested over 1 1/8 miles
on a Tapeta track, the El Camino Real Derby offers qualifying points on a
10-4-3-2-1 basis to the top five...

The second of four Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifiers at
Aqueduct this year, the Withers
(G3) was rescheduled to Feb. 11 after being postponed due to adverse
weather conditions a week earlier. Seven three-year-olds will contest the 1
1/8-mile race, which...

The first of two Road to
the Kentucky Derby
series qualifiers at Tampa
Bay Downs
, Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) will award points on a
20-8-6-4-2 basis toward a berth in the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6. A full
field of 12 is set for the...

Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien has nominated three colts to the 2023 Triple Crown, including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) winner Victoria Road. The lone British-based nominee, Wigmore Street, is a promising son of American Pharoah. Owner/breeder...

Led by 2-year-old champion and three-time Grade I winner Forte, a total of 369 3-year-old Thoroughbreds were made eligible to compete in this year’s Triple Crown series during the early nomination phase, which closed Saturday, Jan. 28.
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