Kentucky Derby News

Stablemate Smile Happy got his first Kentucky Derby (G1) prep in two weeks
ago, in the Risen Star (G2), and on Saturday it will be Rattle N Roll's
turn to do the same in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream
Park.
Both colts captured...

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks into gear again at Kempton on Wednesday. Seven sophomores are entered in the Road to the Kentucky Conditions race over a mile on Polytrack, worth points on a 20-8-4-2 basis to the top four finishers.
No Triple...

Forbidden Kingdom proved that he has plenty of speed in the seven-furlong San Vicente (G2). Now the son of Triple Crown champion American Pharoah will try to demonstrate that he can carray it around two turns in Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2)...

Rattle N Roll is the headliner from the first crop of the Curlin stallion Connect, who also has a Kentucky Oaks (G1) candidate in Hidden Connection. 
It’s fitting that Rattle N Roll is trained by Ken McPeek, since the horseman had scouted out...

Overlooked at 75-1, Un
Ojo rallied up the inside to edge Ethereal Road in the latter stages of
Saturday’s $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park. The New York-bred gelding sprung
a massive upset with Ramon Vasquez and virtually stamped his Kentucky...

A big field of 11 three-year-olds will vie in Saturday’s lucrative $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile event serves as a scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, with the first four finishers earning qualifying points...

Moore to Bring New York’s Finest Millinery to Derby for Fifth Consecutive Year
LOUISVILLE, KY., February 24, 2022 – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Christine Moore will continue for the fifth year as a featured milliner of the...

Point values increased in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2), the
first Kentucky Derby qualifier to award a combined 85 points to the top four finishers
(50-20-10-5 scale), and five of the 10 runners shipped in to Fair Grounds for
the 1 1/8-mile race.
Here...

A total of 103 of the world’s best
3-year-old fillies, including champion Echo Zulu, were made early
nominees to the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I).
         

         
The...

Saturday's $1 million Rebel S. (G1) at Oaklawn Park, which attracted a field
of 11 three-year-olds to go 1 1/16 miles, looks like it could be dominated by
the first five across the wire in last month's Southwest (G3) over the same
track and...