Kentucky Derby News

The co-feature on the opening day card of the Churchill Downs fall meeting attracted a total of 11 juveniles for the $200,000 Street Sense S. (G3) on Sunday. Contested at 1 1/16 miles on the main surface, the event boasts a well-matched field of two-year-olds...

Highly-regarded Auguste Rodin rolled to a convincing victory in Saturday’s Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1), handing trainer Aidan O’Brien a record 11th victory in the Doncaster feature. The win was worth 10 points on the European Road to the Kentucky...

A total of nine sophomore fillies will travel seven panels on the Keeneland main surface in Saturday’s $350,000 Raven Run S. (G2). The feature on an excellent day of racing attracted a fine cast of three-year-olds, with contenders from top to bottom...

The early favorite for next June’s Epsom Derby (G1), Auguste Rodin, leads an eight-horse field set for Saturday’s Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1) at Doncaster. The mile affair down the straightaway offers points on the European Road to the Kentucky...

Rodeo Creek Racing’s Blazing Sevens picked up 10 points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his 3 1/4-length triumph in the $500,000 Champagne S. (G1) at Aqueduct on Oct. 1. The winner clocked one mile on the sloppy,...

An
excellent field of seven three-year-old fillies will go postward in Saturday’s
$600,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. (G1) at Keeneland. The 1 1/8-mile
turf affair is led by a dangerous duo from the barn of Chad Brown, most notably
Belmont...

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks and the Road to the Kentucky Derby
ran parallel at Santa Anita for a pair of Saturday stakes awarding “Win and
You’re In” berths to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
First up
was the 1 1/16-mile...

A half-brother to Nest and relatives of Zenyatta and Untapable are among the well-bred juveniles in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.
Lost Ark will try to emulate Nest’s prowess at this track. His half-sister...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Forte and Loggins put on a show before a
sun-drenched crowd at Keeneland on Saturday, dueling through the short stretch
in the $600,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1). At the wire, it was Forte who had his
neck in front under Irad...

An overflow field of 16 juveniles was entered in Saturday’s $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity S. (G1). The “Win and You’re In” contest will give the winner an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Nov....