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The Kentucky Derby is the first jewel of the Thoroughbred Horse Racing Triple Crown. Find all the news related to the running of the Kentucky Derby and the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races.

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Derby News September 21, 2025

Baeza scores breakthrough in Pennsylvania Derby

The half-brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mage and 2024 Belmont (G1) winner Dornoch scored a new career high and entered calculations for the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).

Wagering September 16, 2025

Study Guide: 2025 Pennsylvania Derby

An excellent field of 10 three-year-olds will race 1 1/8 miles at Parx Racing in Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1).

Oaks News September 13, 2025

Spice Runner turned the tables on Comport, tallies 10 points on ‘Road to Derby” with Iroquois win; Taken by the Wind captures Pocahontas for Bradshaw

Spice Runner rallied to edge Comport in Saturday's Iroquois (G3), the first of 36 qualifying races toward the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1), and Taken by the Wind picked up Kentucky Oaks (G1) points winning the Pocahontas (G3) at Churchill Downs

Expert picks September 13, 2025

LIVE: Churchill Downs Races Today: expert picks, odds, analysis, and more

Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Churchill Downs races today!

Wagering September 10, 2025

Study Guide: 2025 Iroquois Stakes

The 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby gets underway on Saturday with the running of the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs.

Derby News September 9, 2025

Top 12 to follow on the Road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby

As the calendar turns to fall, two-year-old Thoroughbreds with dreams of making next year’s $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) will begin to take their first steps on the trail.

Derby News September 8, 2025

Comport headlines Iroquois as Road to Kentucky Derby 152 begins

The Road to Kentucky Derby 152 will begin Saturday at Churchill Downs where Joseph Sutton’s Ellis Park Juvenile winner Comport headlines a field of 10 in the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III).

Expert picks August 30, 2025

LIVE Pacific Classic 2025: Del Mar Expert Picks, Fierceness, Journalism and more!

Welcome to our Del Mar stakes racing LIVE coverage with Del Mar expert picks and more!

Wagering August 29, 2025

Study Guide: 2025 Pacific Classic

A couple of Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni are among eight horses entered in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier to the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

Derby News August 23, 2025

Sovereignty joins exclusive club by conquering Travers

History was on the line when Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1) hero Sovereignty lined up in Saturday’s Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

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