Derby News

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby kicked off on Saturday with scoring races in Great Britain and Ireland, both won by favorites.

An excellent field of seven will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s highly competitive, $500,000 Lukas Classic S. (G2).

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby begins on Saturday with two scoring races at historic venues – the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket and the Beresford (G2) at the Curragh.

Mystik Dan, winner of the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1), is one of three Derby alumni entered in Saturday’s $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs.

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).

An excellent field consisting of 10 sophomores will face off in Saturday’s lucrative, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx.

Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred Spice Runner picked up 10 points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his score in the $299,400 Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on September 13.

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).

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

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