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Just as the Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off with Saturday’s Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, so does its sister race, the Pocahontas (G3), open the Road to the Kentucky Oaks for fillies.

Horses who catch the eye today may be overtaken by horses we haven’t even seen yet, either later this fall, or as the trail heats up next spring.

The Iroquois is named after the first U.S.-bred winner of England’s famed Derby at Epsom in 1881.

Join us for LIVE Travers Stakes coverage as the division’s top contenders battle for glory at the Spa this Saturday starting at 3:00 PM ET.

To kick off our series celebrating Oaks winners as influential producers, we’ll commemorate the ancestress of reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty.

Ridan's third-place finish under the Twin Spires in hindsight reads less like a defeat than a lucky break — the loss that cost him a shot at the Triple Crown but set up the two photo-finish classics, performances that would define him as one of the...

Saratoga and Del Mar are well known for launching the careers of high-profile two-year-olds, but there’s another summer racing hotspot to watch.

Effusive, a juvenile filly out of champion Monomoy Girl, stamped herself one to follow after overcoming adversity in her debut at Saratoga.

Though Little Current’s bid for the Kentucky Derby was not enough to score on the first Saturday in May, he was able to score classic victories and earn a championship in the process, a lucky loser in one of racing’s golden eras.

Rebel’s Romance didn’t start out as a turf star. An early Triple Crown nominee in 2021, he made his first big splash on the world stage in the UAE Derby (G2) on dirt.