Kentucky Derby News

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship
Series is set to kickoff Saturday in New Orleans with a competitive field of 10
horses that were entered in the $400,000 Risen Star presented by Lamarque Ford
(Grade II) at Fair Grounds.
         
Horses...

LOUISVILLE, KY. -- February 17, 2022 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Master Milliner and owner of Louisville-based Formé Millinery Jenny Pfanenstiel has been named a Featured Milliner of the 148th Kentucky...

A fantastic field of 10 sophomores will go postward in the $400,000 Risen Star S. (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile event for three-year-olds acts as a 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series test and will offer qualifying points...

A half-sister to champion Lookin at Lucky, Shahama has looked like a budding star when dominating all three career starts at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse. The Kentucky-bred will try to extend her record to 4-for-4 versus familiar foes in Friday’s...

Kentucky West Racing and Clarke Cooper’s Classic Causeway earned 10 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his impressive 3 3/4-length tally in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs on February 12.
The...

With a big weekend coming up at Fair Grounds and stakes-level racing all over the country, familiar faces from the Kentucky Derby and Oaks have been in action through February. Let’s check in on the latest to see the starter, as well as a Derby...

Early nominations to the premiere race for 3-year-old fillies, the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade
I), are due Saturday.
The 148th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks is set for Friday, May 6. Owners and trainers may nominate their fillies...

The Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins with Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, and this first race worth points on the 50-20-10-5 scale has attracted a terrific cast. Smile Happy, the individual favorite in the Kentucky...

Hidden Connection, a dominating winner of her first two starts before
turning in sub-par effort in the Breeders' Cup last fall, is among a large cast
assembled for Saturday's $300,000 Rachel Alexandra S. (G2) at Fair Grounds for
three-year-old...

After Japan’s historic victories in last November’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) and Distaff (G1), a record 21 Japanese-based three-year-olds have been nominated to the 2022 Triple Crown. 

Four have scored points on...