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Instant Coffee rallied wide into a slow pace and surged to the front inside the final sixteenth of a mile to win Saturday’s 96th running of the $399,625 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by 1 1/4 lengths over Curly Jack and give...

The promising 2-year-old filly Hoosier Philly stamped herself as a divisional leader and tantalizing prospect for the Longines Kentucky Oaks as she easily won Saturday’s 79th running of the $400,000 Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs with...

Lion Race Horse Co.’s Continuar took command of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard in Saturday’s Cattleya S. at Tokyo, but his ambitions already lie further afield. His Breeders’ Cup-winning trainer, Yoshito Yahagi, is...

Gun Runner, the 2017 Horse of the Year, finished outside of the top three only twice in his career. Both uncharacteristic reverses came on sloppy tracks, including a fourth in the 2015 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
Now an outstanding second-crop...

Gold Standard Racing’s undefeated Hoosier Philly headlines a field of 10 2-year-old fillies that were entered in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Golden Rod is the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky...

Michael McLaughlin’s $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) winner Curly Jack headlines a field of nine 2-year-old colts that were entered in Saturday’s 96th running of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) at Churchill Downs, a “Prep...

While the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) is Saturday’s lone domestic scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the Japan Road begins earlier on the same day with the Cattleya S. at Tokyo. The metric mile contest offers points to the top five finishers...

Welcome to Inside the Kentucky Derby your home for exciting news, stories and insights from the people inside of historic Churchill Downs Racetrack. Hosts Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein provide in-depth analysis of the most recent derby prep races from...

An overflow field of 14 has been entered for Sunday’s $300,000 River City H. (G3) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/8-mile turf event attracted a well-matched bunch in what appears to be an enticing wagering affair.
The Paulo Lobo-trained In Love, winner...

Welcome to Inside the Kentucky Derby your home for exciting news, stories and insights from the people inside of historic Churchill Downs Racetrack. Hosts Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein provide in-depth analysis of the most recent derby prep races from...