Kentucky Derby News

Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) and its charitable partners Bright Pink®® and Horses and Hope today announced the 142 breast and ovarian cancer survivors selected from across the nation to walk in the 2016 Longines Kentucky Oaks...

Nyquist’s story is a reminder of the slender threads of destiny that govern horse racing.
In January 2011, a newly turned 4-year-old filly by the name of Seeking Gabrielle was offered as a broodmare prospect at Keeneland. She didn’t have much...

Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen (#13) and Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#15) – unbeaten rivals headed toward a pre-Kentucky Derby East-West showdown in the $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I) on April 2 –...

Fox Hill Farm’s dazzling Songbird (#18), the runaway winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade I) and American racing’s reigning 2-year-old filly champion, was the emphatic odds-on choice to win the $1 million Longines Kentucky...

Destin lit up the Tampa Bay Downs main track Saturday with a stakes and track-record performance in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2).
Guided by Javier Castellano, the gray son of Giant's Causeway was a stalking third behind fellow Todd Pletcher...

Terra Promessa had never faced stakes company prior to Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee (G3) at Oaklawn Park, but the bay filly had no difficulty in pulling off the 6 1/2-length victory against her five rivals.
Trained by Steve Asmussen for Stonestreet...

Danzing Candy seized the initiative at the start and led wire to wire in Saturday’s $400,345 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, defeating a well-regarded group of rivals in his stakes debut. Trained by Cliff Sise Jr. and ridden by Mike Smith, the son...

Saturday’s $400,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita will feature a short but salty field of 3-year-olds competing for a combined 85 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier (50-20-10-5 to top four finishers). Seven were entered for the...

A well-matched group of 10 sophomores will take to the main track at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for their shot at 50 points and a spot in the Kentucky Derby (G1) starting gate in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2).
The race is part of the Road to the...