Derby News

Saturday’s victory in the $1
million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park certified Forte as the favorite for the 149th
running of the
Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 6, but it did not come easy. The champion juvenile male and odds-on favorite experienced...

Angel of Empire spent a good portion of last summer stabled and
working over the

Churchill Downs strip, but was deemed better suited to running elsewhere. He
proved he belongs under the Twin Spires, in the feature on the first Saturday in
May in particular,...

Godolphin’s Wet Paint employed her trademark last-to-first kick in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy (G3), completing a sweep of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring races at Oaklawn Park. Another international stable with a U.S. operation, Amo Racing...

Godolphin’s Bold Act took the inside path at Chelmsford to deny Brave Emperor in Saturday’s Cardinal Conditions race, the finale on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby. But Brave Emperor’s addition of 12 points brings his total...

With special thanks to Michele MacDonald for sharing insights and photos from Summer Wind
In the November twilight at Churchill Downs, Hall of Famer Zenyatta’s furious late rally came up a head short in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) of 2010....

While horses make their way back to Churchill Downs, a few more major stakes races are taking place around the country and overseas that could lead to derby contenders. On today’s show Darren and KK preview the Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby,...

An excellent field of 11 sophomores will vie in the lucrative $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. The vital 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will be contested at 1 1/8 miles on the dirt and attracted a...

After Brave Emperor won the Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions race at Kempton, owners Middleham Park Racing paid $6,000 to make him a late nominee to the Triple Crown. Now he’ll try to clinch a Kentucky Derby (G1) invitation via the European...

Honeybee (G3) and Martha Washington S. winner Wet Paint tops
a 10 fillies entered for Saturday’s $600,000
Fantasy (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile race is worth a combined 200
points (100-40-30-20-10 scale) as a major qualifier in the Road
to...

Todd Pletcher will pursue a record-tying fifth win in the Kentucky Oaks
(G1) on May 5, and the Hall of Fame trainer will be well-represented pair of
top contenders in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), a major
qualifier in the Road to...