Kentucky Derby News

As the calendar flips to 2023 we are getting closer and closer to the Kentucky Derby. On today’s show Darren and KK recap a slew of prep races that have taken place over the last few weeks including: the Springboard Mile, Gun Runner, Smarty Jones,...

Both of Sunday’s scoring races at Santa Anita featured significant scratches. After heavy favorite Justique was withdrawn from the $200,000 Santa Ynez (G3) for fillies, Ice Dancing jumped up to win on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. Later on the...

West Point Thoroughbreds and Albaugh Family Stables’ Jace’s Road picked up 10 qualifying points in the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series for his 5 1/2-length romp in the Gun Runner S. at Fair Grounds on Dec. 26. The winner clocked...

Seven horses started in Saturday's $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct, but the
one-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep evolved into a two-horse race. Lugan
Knight, who had never led at the first call in three previous starts,
snatched early control...

Sunday’s $100,000 Sham (G3) at Santa Anita has picked up a co-feature in the $200,000 Santa Ynez (G3) for fillies, which was rescheduled from New Year’s Day. The Sham on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and the Santa Ynez on the Road to the...

An octet of sophomores will travel one mile on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. The 2023 Road to theKentucky Derby event will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 10-4-3-2-1 structure. 
Arctic Arrogance,...

Remsen (G2) runner-up Arctic
Arrogance will face seven rivals in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. at
Aqueduct. The one-mile event offers points on a 10-4-3-2-1 basis as a Kentucky
Derby qualifier, and the Jerome is the first of four races on the
Road...

Gold Square LLC’s Instant Coffee earned 10 points in the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series after recording a 1 1/4-length tally in the $399,625 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 26. The winner finished...

Once Victory Formation blasted from his outside post and crossed to the rail in front, Sunday’s $250,000 Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park was effectively over. The 3-5 favorite led throughout to pass his two-turn test and remain perfect in three...

Update: Overnight rain prompted Santa Anita to cancel on Sunday, and the Santa Ynez (G3) is postponed to Jan. 8. 
A John Shirreffs filly shows a blistering late kick to go from last to first, overwhelming her opponents. That description might make...