Derby Lifestyle

WinStar Farm, CHC Inc. and Cold Press Racing’s Florida Derby (GI) winner Tappan Street and BC Stables’ Virginia Derby winner American Promise made their initial pre-Derby appearances on the main track at Churchill Downs Monday morning.

Discover how much money the 2025 Kentucky Derby winner could earn, plus a look back at the record $5 million purse from Derby 150 at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Final Gambit won’t be the only classic hope racing for Juddmonte on the first Saturday in May.

It was a busy Saturday morning at Churchill Downs as seven Kentucky Derby contenders logged published workouts for the “Run for the Roses”: Burnham Square (four furlongs, :49.40); East Avenue (four furlongs, :47.60); Final Gambit (five furlongs, 1:00.80);...

Disarm, a  Kentucky Derby alumnus, returns to stakes company in the $1.25 million Oaklawn H. (G2). The eight-horse field is packed with talent, and Disarm is 10-1 on the morning line.

It was a relatively calm Friday morning at Churchill Downs, but the action will start to intensify in the lead up to the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I).
Saturday is shaping up to be a pivotal training day at Churchill...

Godolphin’s Good Cheer, the likely favorite for the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), turned in her most serious work to date Thursday morning at Churchill Downs with a five-furlong breeze in a sharp :59.40, the fastest of 10 at the distance.
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Two Eight Racing, Berry Family Racing, and Kaleta Racing’s Flying Mohawk has accumulated 50 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series for trainer Whitworth Beckman. The sophomore was a closing second in the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3)...

A total of 10 sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Laurel Park main oval in Saturday’s $150,000 Federico Tesio S. The race offers a berth into the Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico on May 17 to the winner, as long as the three-year-old is Triple Crown...

Terry Stephens’ Chunk of Gold has picked up 75 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series to secure his spot in the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on May 3. The Ethan West trainee was last seen rallying for a runner-up result...