Derby News

As with last year, the number of ranked horses matches the field-size limit for the big race. Therefore, while 20 horses are ranked for the Kentucky Derby, the Oaks rankings are limited to 14.

Forget the NFL; look away from the midterms. The all-important first Power Rankings for the 2027 Kentucky Derby are here, and there’s one burning question: are you Team Hughes, or Team U. S. S. Valor?

Juddmonte’s homebred filly Amusingly uncorked a last-to-first rally to beat the boys in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), a scoring race on the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby.

On Saturday, contenders for the 2027 Kentucky Derby (G1) took center stage in a trio of early Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers across the country.

A small and talented cast of six two-year-old horses will go a one-turn mile over the Belmont Park dirt surface in Saturday’s $500,000 Champagne (G1).

The about seven-furlong turf contest serves as a scoring race on the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby and as a “Win and You’re In” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1).

Exciting prospects for next spring's Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) are in action this weekend, with six graded stakes for two-year-olds carrying major implications.

A small but strong field has assembled for Saturday’s $650,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier awarding 10-5-3-2-1 points to the top five finishers.

The 2026-27 Road to the Kentucky Derby is underway, and qualifying points will be offered in a trio of anticipated Grade 1 stakes for two-year-olds on Saturday: the American Pharoah, Breeders’ Futurity, and Champagne.

Six-time Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainer Bob Baffert conditions four of the six horses entered in Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita.