Kentucky Derby News

The second of 37 qualifiers in the Road to the Kentucky
Derby series, Saturday’s Champagne S. (G1) at Aqueduct has attracted Gulfport, a smashing 12-length winner
of the Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs in June.
Six juveniles will compete in...

A talented field of six juveniles will travel one mile on the Aqueduct main surface in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne S. (G1). The all-important two-year-old dash acts as a 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby series event, with the top five finishers...

The 2022-23 European Road to the Kentucky Derby got off to an unpredictable start on Saturday, as odds-on favorites were overturned in both points races. The Foxes came out on top of a tight finish in the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket, where the 2-7 Flying...

Michael McLoughlin’s Curly Jack picked up 10 points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his one-length victory in the $299,250 Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on Sept. 17. The two-year-old colt finished off 1 1/16...

The first two scoring races on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby are set for Saturday, about 15 minutes apart. The Beresford (G2) at the Curragh is scheduled to go off at 8:35 a.m. (ET), followed by the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket at 8:50 a.m....

A fantastic field of 11 three-year-olds will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Parx main surface in Saturday’s lucrative $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1). The well-matched group is highlighted by a quartet of Grade 1-winners and promises to be a thrilling...

Michael McLoughlin’s Curly Jack is the early points leader on the 2023 “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve” after the Good Magic colt won Saturday’s 41st running of the $299,250 Iroquois (Grade III) for 2-year-olds...

Fun and Feisty, owned by Michael Mackin’s Lucky Seven Stable of Louisville, displayed a powerful late kick down the stretch and comfortably won Saturday’s 54th running of the $300,000 Pocahonatas (Grade III) for 2-year-old fillies by 3 1/2 lengths...

An excellent field of nine juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Churchill Downs main surface in Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3). A trio of good-looking unbeaten prospects will lead the way in the competitive tilt in what promises to...

Connections to the late Queen Elizabeth II and Hall of Famer Zenyatta are among the pedigree fun facts to be discovered in Saturday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby kickoff, the Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs.
Damon’s Mound is a direct matrilineal...