Kentucky Derby News

Gold Square, LLC’s Cyberknife picked up 100 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard following his 2 3/4-length tally in the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on April 2. The Brad Cox pupil negotiated...

Florida Derby
White Abarrio on Saturday fulfilled trainer Saffie Joseph's long-time
dream of winning the $1 million Florida Derby (G1), and now heads back to
Churchill Downs for a crack at the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1).
'It means everything,'...

Long well-regarded Cyberknife thrust himself into the Kentucky Derby (G1) with a breakthrough in Saturday’s $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park, where favored filly Secret Oath was third. Earlier in the $600,000 Fantasy (G3), a gutsy...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby and Road to the Kentucky Oaks continued on Saturday with a pair of lucrative qualifiers at Turfway Park. Both produced impressive winners, but only one was expected.

Jeff Ruby Steaks
The $600,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3),...

Reddam Racing homebred Slow Down Andy picked up 50 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his half-length triumph in the $500,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) on March 27. The Doug O’Neill trainee negotiated 1 1/8 miles...

An excellent field of 11 sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1). The 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top four finishers with qualifying points...

Going into the final event on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, Thursday’s Cardinal Conditions S. at Chelmsford, much of the focus was on the trio coming out of the points race at Kempton. But they were all upstaged by Dark Moon Rising, who...

As a colt from Japan who won the UAE Derby (G2) on Dubai World Cup night, Crown Pride brings international flair to the Kentucky Derby (G1). But his pedigree sports familiar influences, including duplications of supersires Sunday Silence and Mr. Prospector.

Here...

Michael Hilary and Negar Burke’s $1 million UAE Derby (Grade II) runner-up Summer Is Tomorrow was among seven 3-year-olds that were made eligible to compete in the 2022 Triple Crown with a late $6,000 late nomination payment...

Saturday's $600,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park features a gate
load of classic hopefuls. But for potential race favorite Tiz the Bomb,
the Kentucky Derby (G1) is not the classic he might ultimately end up in.
Win or lose on Saturday,...