Kentucky Derby News

Undefeated juvenile champion Essential Quality will look to maintain
his position as current favorite for the May 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) when he turns
in his final prep for the classic in Saturday's $800,000 Blue Grass S. (G2) at
Keeneland.
Twice...

Thursday’s Cardinal Conditions Stakes at Chelmsford City is the last opportunity on the European Road to the Kentucky Derby. While it remains to be seen if any European representative would pursue the invitation to Churchill Downs, the one-mile affair...

Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy S. (G3) at Oaklawn Park could be described as a rematch from the March 6 Honeybee (G3) over the same 1 1/16-mile trip, but with a notable difference. The absence of Honeybee heroine Will’s Secret, who is pointing for the...

M Racing Group’s Like the King surged in deep stretch under jockey Drayden Van Dyke to win Saturday’s 50th running of the $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park. Trained by Wesley Ward, Like the King received 100 points on the Road to the...

Godolphin has unbeaten champion Essential Quality and the promising Prevalence on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail stateside, but Rebel’s Romance has run himself into consideration with a convincing display in Saturday’s $750,000 UAE Derby (G2) on Dubai...

Trainer Todd Pletcher added to his illustrious record in the $770,000 Florida Derby (G1) on Saturday when Known Agenda sprung a mild upset in the 1 1/8-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep at Gulfstream Park. Under Irad Ortiz Jr., Known Agenda enjoyed...

Hiroyuki Kawakatsu’s God Selection sprang a 14-1 surprise in Saturday’s Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama, the final stop on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Teiichi Konno trainee would go to the top of the leaderboard with 40 points, if connections...

Crazy Beautiful will head to the April 30 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs with momentum following a sharp last-to-first win in Saturday’s $200,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), breaking through for her first stakes victory. Kenny McPeek trains the three-year-old...

A full field of 12 will aim to receive qualifying points in the $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park on Saturday. The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top-four finishers with points on a 100-40-20-10 basis...

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes with Saturday’s Fukuryu S. at Nakayama. None of the three previous winners in the series will line up, so the about 1 1/8-mile test will produce a new leader with its 40-16-8-4 points structure. Although...