Kentucky Derby News

Super Stock’s success is a heartwarming story of family – for his current connections, the renowned Asmussens, as well as for his breeders, Pedro Gonzalez and grandson P.J. Pedro Gonzalez, a Cuban-American who came to the United States at the age...

Bernard Racing LLC, Tagg Team Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Terry L. Stephens’ O Besos was the lone Derby contender to breeze Thursday at Churchill Downs where he cruised a half-mile in :48. With jockey Marcelino Pedroza in the saddle, O Besos...

Bernard Racing, Tagg Team Racing, and West Point Thoroughbreds’ O Besos has compiled 25 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series and currently ranks 19th on the leaderboard. His career mark reads 5-2-0-1, $172,624. The Greg Foley...

Erv Woolsey and Keith Asmussen’s Super Stock punched his ticket to Churchill Downs on May 1 by posting a 2 1/2-length triumph in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park on April 10. The colt earned 100 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky...

Exline-Border Racing, SAF Racing, and Richard Hausman’s Dream Shake earned 30 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series this season. He ranks in 18th place on the leaderboard, and the dark bay boasts a career mark of 3-1-0-2, $162,600....

St. Elias Stable, Phipps Stable, and Repole Stable’s Dynamic One is tied for 15th with 40 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series. The chestnut was runner-up in the Wood Memorial S. (G2) in his most recent endeavor. Trained by...

A big cast of sophomores will go postward in the $150,000 William Walker S. in the opening-day feature at Churchill Downs on Saturday. An overflow field of 12 will endure the 5 1/2-furlong turf test, and I think the event is ripe for an upset with question...

Bourbonic aims to become the fourth straight generation of his male line to win a classic. Moreover, his female line is responsible for one of the greatest horses ever to lose the Kentucky Derby (G1). Bourbonic’s sire, champion Bernardini, captured...

Six-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert indicated via text that Hozier, sixth in the Arkansas Derby (GI) in his most recent start, is under consideration for Kentucky Derby 147. Owned by the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket...

WinStar Farm and China Horse Club’s Sainthood is in 16th place on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series. The dark bay colt finished second-best in the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park while making his stakes debut on March 27. His...