Kentucky Derby News

A compact but excellent field of five will run 1 1/8 miles on the Saratoga main oval in Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy S. (G2).

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Sovereignty leads a group of five horses entered in Saturday's $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga.

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Kentucky Derby (G1) star Sovereignty, who was last seen conquering the Belmont (G1) at Saratoga, returns to action in Saturday’s Jim Dandy (G2).

Welcome to our wall-to-wall coverage of this year's Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park! The racing day is packed with talent, headlined by Journalism, the reigning Preakness Stakes champ and a top pick for today’s showdown.

A strong field is entered in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. The prestigious 1 1/8-mile race for three-year-olds has attracted Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni Journalism and Burnham Square.

The highlight of the summer meeting at the coastal attraction is led by multiple Grade 1 winner Journalism who finished in the top two in each of the three legs of the Triple Crown for conditioner Michael McCarthy.

A well-matched field of nine sophomores will run seven-eighths on the Colonial Downs dirt in Saturday’s $125,000 Star De Naskra S.

Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni can turn up in a wide variety of races as their careers go on. Some develop into sprinters. Others turn out to be turf horses.

Only one person—Todd Pletcher, Lukas' former assistant—has started more horses in the race, with 65.