Kentucky Derby News

The Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby commences in Saturday’s Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs, where several exquisitely-bred juveniles will try to live up to their pedigrees. Triple Crown champion American Pharoah has a promising runner in Husband...

A precocious field of 11 juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs main surface in Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3). The “Win and You’re In” event will reward the first-place finisher with a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile...

The 37-race “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve” will officially begin Saturday evening under the lights at Churchill Downs as 11 promising 2-year-olds were entered in the 40th running of the Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes....

With the summer meets winding down, most of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) alumni are taking a breath and regrouping for autumn, in many cases figuring out the final push for the Breeders’ Cup. But, we still had a few Kentucky Derby...

Points Will Not Be Awarded to Any Horse Trained by an Individual Suspended from 2022 Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept. 10, 2021) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 18 at the home...

A total of five fantastic graded stakes races will be held at Kentucky Downs on Saturday, led by the lucrative $1 million Turf Cup S. (G2). The 1 1/2-mile headliner attracted an overflow field of 16, including the previous two winners of the race, and...

As the summer racing meets drew to a close, we saw several Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni in action from coast to coast. And, with Kentucky Downs getting underway, we can look forward to several more who have found their homes on the grass preparing to strut...

For the first time in history, Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) will take place at Saratoga rather than its traditional home at Belmont Park. The 1 1/4-mile “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) has...

A compact field of six will go postward in the lucrative $1 million Jockey Club Cup Gold (G1) on the final Saturday of racing at the Saratoga meeting. The “Win and You’re In” contest will provide the winner with a berth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic...

The door has nearly closed on the division title hopes of any three-year-old colt not named Essential Quality, who fought off a stubborn foe in Midnight Bourbon to claim Saturday’s $1.225 million Travers S. (G1) at Saratoga under Luis Saez. The 1 1/4-mile...