Kentucky Derby News

Inside the Kentucky Derby is back with a preview of the 2023 Travers Stakes where all three winners of the Triple Crown races are set to compete at Saratoga Race Course. Darren and KK give you their best insights on the top 3-year-olds in the country...

An exceptional field of seven of the leading sophomores in training will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Saratoga dirt in the ever-important $1.25 million Travers S. (G1).

The 164th edition of the contest attracted each of the three 2023 Triple Crown race...

An outstanding field of 10 three-year-old fillies will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Saratoga dirt in Saturday’s ever-important $600,000 Alabama S. (G1). The Chad Brown-trained Fireline lacks the credentials of most of her foes in the field, but I am expecting...

The $1 million Arlington Million (G1) will be held at Colonial Downs for the first time this season, and it attracted a well-matched field of 11. Run at 1 1/4 miles on the turf, the historic event is led by defending champion Santin for conditioner Brendan...

A compact, but superb, field of six will vie in the $1 million Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga on Saturday. The historic event attracted a trio of Grade 1 winners for the 1 1/8-mile tussle, and I will tab a pair of those fine individuals to battle it out...

Last year’s champion two-year-old male, Forte, set himself up for a tilt at the Aug. 26 Travers (G1) with a determined victory in Saturday’s $485,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga. Adding blinkers after his runner-up effort in the Belmont (G1), the 3-4...

A total of 10 sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles on the main oval in Saturday’s $250,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3). The well-matched field is a very good betting endeavor with numerous win threats in the field, and I will side with Seduction to pick...

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...