Kentucky Derby News

The theme of the 2023 Triple Crown – fresh faces stepping up on the big stage – continued into the first major race in the second half of the season, Saturday’s $1,017,500 Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park. Pin Oak Stud’s Geaux Rocket Ride, making...

A fantastic field of eight three-year-olds will travel nine furlongs on the Monmouth Park dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell S. (G1). The highlight of the local summer meeting attracted a standout group of sophomores led by Kentucky Derby (G1) victor...

A competitive field of 11 three-year-old fillies will go postward in the $100,000 Pea Patch S. at Ellis Park on Sunday. Lael Stables’ homebred Daring Do will make her local bow for conditioner Wesley Ward, and I am expecting a big effort from the daughter...

A total of seven three-year-olds will speed 5 1/2 furlongs on the Ellis Park lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Dade Park Dash S. The event features just one prior winner on the green, as the cast holds a combined 2-for-13 mark on the sod collectively. The...

A strong field of eight will go 1 1/8 miles on the Ellis Park dirt surface in Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1). Conditioner Kenny McPeek holds a strong hand in the race with a pair of in-form stars, including the impressive Alysheba S. (G2)...

An excellent field of six fillies and mares will run seven panels on the Ellis Park dirt in Saturday’s $225,000 Chicago S. (G3). A trio of graded stakes heroines, two of which have made good at the Grade 1 level, will lead the six-pack postward in a...

A total of six sophomore fillies will travel one mile on the Ellis Park main surface in Saturday’s $175,000 Monomoy Girl S. The Brad Cox-trained Wet Paint was last seen finishing a solid fourth in the recent Kentucky Oaks (G1) when sent postward as...

Thirty years after Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone became the first and thus far only female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when guiding Colonial Affair in the 1993 Belmont S. (G1), the “Test of the Champion” yielded another first when Arcangelo...

Thirty years after Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone became the first and thus far only female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when guiding Colonial Affair in the 1993 Belmont S. (G1), the "Test of the Champion" yielded another first when Arcangelo gave...

Supersire Tapit, currently tied with the legendary 19th-century stallion Lexington as the sire of four Belmont (G1) winners, will try to break the record with a fifth on Saturday. Tapit has two sons in the 1 1/2-mile classic, as you can guess from their...