Kentucky Derby News

A compact group of six Triple Crown hopefuls will travel nine furlongs on the dirt at Oaklawn Park in Saturday’s lucrative $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1). The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby contest features five horses who were last seen competing...

Saturday’s $200,000 Lexington S. (G3) at Keeneland serves as one of the final point-scoring opportunities for the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1), but for most of the field, the amount of points on offer (20-8-4-2 to the top four finishers) are likely to prove...

Calumet Farm homebred Bourbonic picked up 100 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby following his upset victory in the $750,000 Wood Memorial S. (G2) at Aqueduct on April 3. He completed 1 1/8 miles on the fast main strip in 1:54.49 to earn his...

New Virtual Cooking Class Series Brings Recipes to Life for Foodies Nationwide LOUISVILLE, Ky., (April 7, 2021) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced the official menus of the 147th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, with a special...

Louisville, Kentucky (April 6, 2021) — The Woodford Reserve $1,000 Mint Julep™ charity program, one of the Kentucky Derby’s most unique annual traditions, is honoring the Black jockeys who dominated horse racing in its early years. The jockeys were...

The Wood Memorial (G2) served up a massive upset, as Bourbonic rallied last-to-first at 72-1 odds in the major Kentucky Derby qualifier.
Here are three takeaways from the Wood Memorial.
Bourbonic?
Bourbonic was as big a surprise as it comes. The former
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Saturday’s Blue Grass S. (G2) featured a thrilling finish, with champion Essential Quality prevailing by a neck in the major qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. Here are three Blue Grass takeaways. Tough test primes Essential Quality for big showing Essential...

The Santa Anita Derby (G1) has produced 19 Kentucky Derby winners, including two of the last three, and a new player emerged in the major qualifier on Saturday. Here are three Santa Anita Derby takeaways. Rock Your World smokes rivals on front end Rock...

With his convincing victory in the Florida Derby (G1), Known Agenda becomes the latest advertisement for his sire, Hall of Famer Curlin, on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail. Curlin is a leading son of the Mr. Prospector stallion Smart Strike, who is emerging...

Concert Tour fired a salvo when recording a 4 1/4-length victory in the Rebel S. (G2) in mid-March, and the unbeaten colt will look to confirm himself as a top Kentucky Derby contender in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park. After...