Kentucky Derby News

Six weeks remain until the first Saturday in May and the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series heads to Turfway Park for the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks and to Fair Grounds for the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby.

Pin Oak Stud’s horse, named Incredibolt, earned 50 qualifying points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series when exploding through the stretch to win the $506,000 Virginia Derby by four lengths at Colonial Downs on March 14.

We can expect some good horses racing in the major preps this weekend – in addition to those on the Power Rankings list - including potential contenders such as Emerging Market, Pavlovian, Stark Contrast, and Resplendence. It’s an exciting time.

With an affinity for Churchill, Incredibolt is a late runner to consider in the Kentucky Derby following his four-length win in Virginia Derby.

The good news for Chip Honcho is that he won’t have to face Paladin again in Saturday’s $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2). The less good news is that Chip Honcho will have to repel a fresh posse of invaders descending upon New Orleans...

Godolphin’s homebred Bella Ballerina brings a perfect 3-for-3 record into Saturday’s $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), a key stepping stone to the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs.

One of the first final-tier Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers worth 100-50-25-15-10 points to the top five finishers is Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.

Amerman Racing’s Grade 3 winner Stark Contrast will invade Turfway Park from Southern California to face a full field of 12 three-year-olds entered in Saturday’s 55th running of the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), the marquee race of the Turfway Park...

Pin Oak Stud’s Incredibolt flashed home to reignite his Kentucky Derby hopes in Saturday’s Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, and in the Virginia Oaks, Jill Baffert’s Bottle of Rouge flaunted her class as the odds-on favorite.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series heads to Colonial Downs on Saturday for the $500,000 Virginia Derby presented by New Kent County. Join Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers for a preview of the race and a look at the current top contenders...