Kentucky Derby News

March 9, 2022

Three Takeaways from 2022 San Felipe Stakes

The San Felipe (G2) has yielded multiple Kentucky Derby
winners in the last decade, and the 1 1/16-mile race produced a top contender
last Saturday.
Makes it
look easy
Forbidden Kingdom
stretched out to two turns like a superstar, dominating by a 5 3/4-length...

March 9, 2022

Three Takeaways from 2022 Gotham Stakes

Kentucky Derby points were offered at a one-turn mile in the
Gotham S. (G3), the third of four qualifiers at Aqueduct in 2022.
Sharp score
to remain unblemished
Morello did not
disappoint as the even-money favorite, winning geared down by 4 1/2 lengths.
After...

March 9, 2022

Go for Gin, 1994 Kentucky Derby winner, dies at 31

Go for Gin, who splashed his way through the slop at Churchill Downs
to win the 1994 Kentucky Derby (G1), has died at the age of 31.
The cause of death, which occurred Tuesday, was heart failure, according to
officials at the Kentucky Horse Park. Go for...

March 9, 2022

Classic Causeway tops dozen in Tampa Bay Derby

Classic Causeway, an impressive track-and-distance winner of the Sam F. Davis (G3) last month, will attempt to achieve an increasingly rare double on
Saturday by also winning the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Tampa...

March 8, 2022

San Felipe Winner Forbidden Kingdom Made 5-1 Overall Favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4

The fourth of five pools for the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) is set for its three-day stand Friday-Sunday with MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm’s recent $400,000 San Felipe (Grade II) winner Forbidden Kingdom tabbed...

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...

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