Wagering

Before Rachel brought down the house and Anna nearly took home the Man o’ War Cup, one filly crafted a crown of lilies and carnations—Rags to Riches. In a career that was the opposite of her name, this daughter of A.P. Indy took a distaff classic...

A field of seven three-year-old colts will run 1 1/16 miles over the famed Churchill Downs dirt surface in Sunday’s $200,000 Street Sense S. (G3).

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025) – Four G Racing, Gregg Day and Steven Crain’s Grade I-placed colt Universe will continue his Road to the Kentucky Derby when he faces six promising juveniles entered in Sunday’s 13th running of the $200,000...

The next stop on the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby is Saturday’s Futurity Trophy (G1) at Doncaster in Great Britain.

Named in honor of 2007 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Street Sense, Sunday's $200,000 Grade 3 Street Sense S. at Churchill Downs is a Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier worth 10-5-3-2-1 points to the top five finishers.

With the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Juvenile Fillies (G1) on Oct. 31, the focus for the best 2026 Classic contenders, a few of the big guns have already been racing.

An excellent field of six three-year-old colts will vie in Saturday’s $350,000 Perryville S. (G3) at Keeneland.

Every week, we will assess what we think are the leading contenders for the 2026 Kentucky Derby on the First Saturday in May, and for the Kentucky Oaks the day beforehand.

Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) (“CDI”) announced today the addition of three new points-bearing races on the European / Middle East Road to the Kentucky Derby series. The UAE 2000 Guineas (Group 3), the Saudi Derby (G3) and the Dubai...

Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures Intrepido picked up 10 points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his three-quarters of a length score in the $300,050 American Pharoah S. (G1) at Santa Anita on Oct. 4.