Oaks News

Get ready for an unforgettable Derby Week! From Opening Day to Thurby, Oaks Day, and the 152nd Kentucky Derby, discover key event times and how to join the celebration at Churchill Downs.

Iron Honor, a key race winner on debut at Aqueduct on Dec. 13, is the potential horse to beat Saturday in the $300,000 Gotham (G3).

The Euro/Mideast Road returns to a European venue Wednesday at Kempton, where Godolphin’s Hidden Force rates as the prohibitive odds-on favorite against just three rivals.

The three-year-old gelding named Great White took one step closer to earning a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate after recording a neck victory in the $174,825 John Battaglia Memorial S. at Turfway Park on Feb. 21.

Godolphin’s homebred Lucky Kid took over the top spot on the Japan Road leaderboard when scoring a 22.50-1 upset in Sunday’s Hyacinth S. at Tokyo.

Great White made a bold three-wide move around the far turn and held off a late charge from Fulleffort to win Saturday night’s 44th running of the $174,835 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park.

Bonne Chance Farm’s Resplendence went gate-to-wire for an 11-1 upset victory in Friday night’s 44th running of the $174,800 Cincinnati Trophy at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming.

Brotherly Love won the Dubai Road to the Kentucky Derby S. after the dramatic scratch of Salloom, and the filly Labwah impressed in the UAE Oaks (G3).

The Japan Road resumes late Saturday night (12:25 a.m. ET) with the Hyacinth S., where Triple Crown nominee Arcadia Cafe will try to emulate his half-brothers by winning the metric mile affair.

Smashing debut winner Salloom, a Triple Crown nominee by 2020 Kentucky Derby star Authentic, ventures onto the Euro/Mideast Road.