Kentucky Derby News

Despite a wide trip at Aqueduct, 1.75-1 favorite Nest kept grinding her way to get up in Saturday’s $250,000 Demoiselle (G2). The Todd Pletcher filly had to survive an objection, like stablemate Mo Donegal in the Remsen (G2) one race earlier, to earn...

Mo Donegal prevailed in a stretch duel and survived an inquiry to win the $250,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday. Under Irad Ortiz Jr., Mo Donegal saved ground until approaching the quarter pole, when he was swung five wide for the stretch run....

A field of eight juveniles will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct main surface in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen S. (G2). The nine-furlong event acts as a 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest, with the top four finishers earning points...

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks stops on both the East and West Coast on Saturday, with the Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct and the Starlet (G1) at Los Alamitos. Each offers points to the respective top four finishers according to the 10-4-2-1 scale. Demoiselle...

Kentucky Derby qualifying points will be up for grabs in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct, and impressive debut winner Zandon is the likely favorite among eight runners. As part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, the 1 1/8-mile...

With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” closed as the 3-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Smile Happy was the 8-1 second choice. Smile Happy,...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021) – Trainer Kenny McPeek had to scratch Tiz the Bomb, the 3-1 morning line favorite in Saturday’s 95th running of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) because of a minor ailment, but Plan B worked out just...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021) – Dream Lith put in a wide rally and wore down pacesetter Yuugiri in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 78th running of the $400,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs by one length. Sandstone, the 4-5 favorite,...

The 7-10 favorite after a runaway debut score, Consigliere improved his record to 2-for-2 in Saturday’s Cattleya Stakes at Tokyo. The margin was much closer, but sufficient to bank 10 points and take early control of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby....

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby begins with Saturday’s Cattleya Stakes at Tokyo. Fifteen juveniles are slated to compete in the metric mile affair, worth points on the 10-4-2-1 scale to the top four finishers. Five contenders are coming off victories...