Kentucky Derby News

The first finish line at Keeneland came up just in time for Wonder Wheel
in Friday's $497,337 Alcibiades S. (G1). A lukewarm 4-1 favorite in a field of
14 juvenile fillies, Wonder Wheel clung to victory by a nose in the 1 1/16-mile
Road to the Kentucky...

Although the late champion Arrogate never raced at two, he has bequeathed a gifted juvenile in Cave Rock, the red-hot favorite for Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita.
Cave Rock gets his precocity from his dam, Georgie’s...

The final 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby preps to be held domestically
before next month's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) will be run Saturday at
Keeneland and Santa Anita. Keeneland hosts the $600,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1),
while Santa...

Churchill Downs stakes winners Fun and Feisty and Wonder
Wheel are top contenders in Friday’s $500,000 Alcibiades (G1) at Keeneland.

A Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifier awarding points on a
10-4-3-2-1 basis to the top five finishers, the 1 1/16-mile...

Repole Stable’s Chocolate Gelato made a splash on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks in Sunday’s $400,000 Frizette (G1) at Aqueduct. The 1.65-1 favorite off a towering maiden win at Saratoga, the Todd Pletcher filly professionally handled her first...

Nurlan Bizakov’s homebred Belbek sprang an 18-1 surprise in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), the opener on a banner Arc Day at ParisLongchamp. The longest shot on the board after being beaten in his past two stakes appearances, the Andre...

All six entrants in Saturday’s Champagne (G1) have pedigree ties to the historic contest for two-year-olds.
Triple Crown champion Justify has two chances to sire a Champagne winner in his first crop – Verifying, the 9-5 morning-line favorite,...

A non-threatening third over a wet track in the Sept. 5
Hopeful (G1) at Saratoga, Blazing Sevens
relished the sloppy conditions in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne (G1) at
Aqueduct, rallying to win going away by a 3 1/4-length margin. The Chad
Brown-trained...

Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) kicks off “Arc Day” at ParisLongchamp, with the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) the focal point of a fantastic card. The Lagardere is a scoring opportunity on the European Road to the Kentucky...

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks goes through New York on Sunday, as seven fillies square off in the $400,000 Frizette (G1). Held at Aqueduct because of construction at Belmont Park this fall, the one-turn mile affair is worth points on the 10-4-3-2-1 scale...