Kentucky Derby News

Nine fillies will vie for the winner’s share of a $200,000 purse in Saturday’s Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, but more importantly up for grabs in the 1 1/16-mile contest is 85 points toward a starting berth in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks...

The “Championship Season” portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series kicks off this weekend with Saturday's 400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds. Point values will increase to a 50-20-10-5 scale for the first...

Thoroughbred owners and trainers with talented 3-year-old fillies in their care face a deadline of Saturday, Feb. 20 to make their young stars eligible to compete in the 142nd running of the $1 million Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks, America’s...

Nyquist, last seen clinching a championship in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), remained undefeated with a sparkling victory in Monday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita.
Trained by Doug O’Neill for Reddam Racing, and piloted...

Suddenbreakingnews, widely considered the lesser half of a Donnie Von Hemel-trained coupled entry in the Monday's $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, proved superior to stablemate Synchrony and 12 other rivals by taking the 1 1/16-mile event...

142 Breast and Ovarian Cancer Survivors to Participate in Kentucky Derby Event
LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016) – Churchill Downs Racetrack and its charitable partners Bright Pink® and Horses and Hope today announced that the online nomination...

Impressive and unbeaten 3-year-olds Mohaymen (#15) and Nyquist (#17) were top choices among individual horses taking aim on the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), but the always-popular Mutuel Field, or “All Others” (#24),...

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With the political parties’ presidential primaries dominating the news cycle, and with the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep season now heating up, it’s easy to track their similarities.
Before you jump to point out the differences, I’ll offer...