Derby Lifestyle

A trio of prep races on the 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Oaks are taking place this week at racetracks across the United States.

A small but promising six-horse field has turned out to contest Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1), the first of four 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers taking place at Santa Anita.

Nine possible 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders will square off in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Aqueduct.

The 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up this Saturday with a trio of Grade 1 races across the country. All award Kentucky Derby (G1) qualification points to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.

When you think about the 1973 Kentucky Derby, two names probably spring to mind: Secretariat and Sham. Sham moved into the lead on the far turn with Secretariat following on the outside, the two hooking up in the stretch before the ninth Triple Crown...

Japan’s globetrotting dirt star Forever Young returns to action in Wednesday’s Nippon TV Hai at Funabashi, his stepping stone to the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby kicked off on Saturday with scoring races in Great Britain and Ireland, both won by favorites.

An excellent field of seven will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s highly competitive, $500,000 Lukas Classic S. (G2).

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby begins on Saturday with two scoring races at historic venues – the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket and the Beresford (G2) at the Curragh.

Mystik Dan, winner of the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1), is one of three Derby alumni entered in Saturday’s $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs.