Wagering

The 2026-27 European Road to the Kentucky Derby gets underway on Saturday with a pair of qualifiers on grass.

An especially well-matched cast of eight talented runners will travel the one-turn mile on the dirt at Churchill Downs on Saturday in the $400,000 Ack Ack (G3).

A strong field of 11 three-year-old horses will travel 1 1/8 miles over the dirt surface at Parx on Saturday in the lucrative, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1).

A cast of nine promising two-year-old horses will run one-mile over the famed Churchill Downs dirt oval in Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois (G3).

The 2026-27 Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off on Saturday with the running of the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs, where the 2027 Kentucky Derby (G1) will take place roughly eight months from now.

A compact field of five two-year-old horses will speed seven panels on the dirt in Sunday’s $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1).

Join us for LIVE Travers Stakes coverage as the division’s top contenders battle for glory at the Spa this Saturday starting at 3:00 PM ET.

A fantastic field of 10 three-year-old horses will travel 1 1/4 miles over the Saratoga dirt surface in Saturday’s $1.25 million Travers (G1).

Two horses who combined to win the Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), and Belmont (G1)—the three legs of the Triple Crown—will meet in a sensational renewal of the $1.25 million Travers (G1) on Saturday.

An outstanding cast of 11 horses will travel a demanding 1 1/4 miles over the dirt at Del Mar on Saturday in the signature race of the meeting, the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1).