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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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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.

Derby News August 22, 2025

Ron Turcotte, rider of Secretariat, dead at 84

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who guided Secretariat to his record-smashing sweep of the 1973 Triple Crown, died at his New Brunswick, Canada, home on Aug. 22 at the age of 84.

Wagering August 18, 2025

Study Guide: 2025 Travers Stakes

Sovereignty, winner of the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1), leads a compact five-horse field entered in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

Derby News August 17, 2025

Sovereignty seeks rare triple in Travers

Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont (G1) star Sovereignty will meet only four rivals in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1) at Saratoga.

Derby News August 13, 2025

Good Cheer faces Casse duo in Alabama

Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) serves as a divisional showdown for three-year-old fillies, with Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer squaring off against the talented Mark Casse-trained duo of La Cara and Nitrogen.

Wagering August 9, 2025

LIVE Arlington Million Stakes 2025: horse racing news, picks, odds, entries and more

Colonial Downs is set to host the highly anticipated Arlington Million Stakes 2025, promising a packed day of top-tier horse racing action. The highlight of the event being the prestigious Arlington Million Stakes, drawing equestrian enthusiasts and bettors...

Wagering August 5, 2025

Study Guide: 2025 Arlington Million

The Kentucky Derby (G1) is a dirt race, but every once in a while a Kentucky Derby winner switches surfaces to give turf a try. Such will be the case on Saturday when Mystik Dan tries turf in the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) at Colonial Downs.

Derby News August 4, 2025

Sierra Leone rallies to win Whitney at Saratoga

Sierra Leone, the 2024 champion three-year-old male, got back to the winner’s circle for the first time since the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) last November in the $1 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga on Aug. 2.

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