Inside the Kentucky Derby-Florida Derby, Arkansas Derby Preview

Mar 25, 2026 Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein

Commandment (right) and Chief Wallabee fight it out in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park. (Photo by Coglianese Photo)

It's the most crucial weekend so far on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a quartet of stakes action from around the globe that will have implications on the field for the 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI). In North America, the Florida Derby and Arkansas Derby headline the weekend action with international implications in the UAE Derby (GII) and Fukuryu Stakes. Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers discuss all four of those races plus take a look back at where we stand five weeks out from the first Saturday in May.

Inside the Kentucky Derby is a is your home for exciting news, stories and insights from the people inside of historic Churchill Downs Racetrack. Hosts Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein provide a series of interviews with the people who work behind the scenes to make the Most Exiting Two Minutes in Sports happen. Inside the Kentucky Derby is presented by Woodford Reserve.

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