Kentucky Derby News

March 8, 2022

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Simplification

Tami Bobo’s Simplification garnered 50 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his convincing 3 1/2-length score in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park on March 5. The Antonio Sano pupil clocked...

March 8, 2022

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Morello

Blue Lion Thoroughbreds, Craig Taylor, and Diamond T Racing’s Morello picked up 50 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby series following his 4 1/2-length triumph in the $300,000 Gotham S. (G3) at Aqueduct on March 5.
The Steve Asmussen...

March 8, 2022

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Forbidden Kingdom

MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm’s Forbidden Kingdom picked up 50 points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series after posting a superb 5 3/4-length tally in the $401,000 San Felipe S. (G2) at Santa Anita on March 5.
Trained by Richard...

March 7, 2022

Thurby To Feature Infield Music Performance By Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Churchill Downs Opens Thurby Infield General Admission for First Time

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, March 7, 2022) – Churchill Downs announced today a new Derby Week attraction that will open infield General Admission access for Thurby and feature a...

March 7, 2022

Eda wins fourth straight in Santa Ysabel

Baoma Corp.’s Eda bounded straight to the early lead, rebuffed challenges on both flanks, and earned her fourth straight stakes win in Sunday’s $101,500 Santa Ysabel (G3) at Santa Anita.
The winner of the Dec. 4 Starlet (G1) in her prior appearance...

March 6, 2022

Tiz the Bomb delivers in John Battaglia; Bubble Rock upsets Cincinnati Trophy

Tiz the Bomb launched a well-timed rally to claim the $125,000 John Battaglia Memorial S. on Saturday at Turfway Park.

The 2021 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) runner-up struggled in his Road to the Kentucky Derby debut, finishing seventh...

March 6, 2022

Simplification rallies in Fountain of Youth; Kathleen O. best in Davona Dale

The lessons Simplification learned inadvertently in last month's Holy Bull (G3) proved useful when applied in Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth S.
(G2) at Gulfstream Park.
Expected to show speed in the Holy Bull, Simplification instead...

March 5, 2022

Morello dominates Gotham; Venti’s Valentine returns strong in Busher

Morello and Venti’s Valentine delivered brilliant performances
in Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) qualifiers at Aqueduct Saturday, overpowering
rivals in the $300,000 Gotham (G3) and $250,000 Busher S.
Gotham (G3)

Morello impressively remained...

March 5, 2022

Forbidden Kingdom blazes all the way in San Felipe

American Pharoah’s son Forbidden Kingdom aced his first two-turn test in Saturday’s $401,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita. Running his rivals ragged over 1 1/16 miles, just as he did in sprints, the Richard Mandella trainee jumped onto the...

March 4, 2022

European Road: Juncture outclasses the boys in Patton Stakes

Juddmonte’s homebred filly Juncture was dispatched as the odds-on favorite in her comeback in Friday’s Patton S. at Dundalk, and the gray duly outclassed the boys in a romp. 
Trained by Ger Lyons and ridden by Colin Keane, Juncture earned...

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