Kentucky Derby News

Breeders’ Cup preview weekends don’t get much bigger than this one. There are 13 races in four countries which carry direct entry into Breeders’ Cup contests for the winners, along with a number of races which will have a direct bearing on the Breeders’...

Proving themselves the two leading juvenile colts in Southern California with a one-two finish in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day, Bolt d’Oro and Zatter meet again Saturday at Santa Anita in the $300,000 FrontRunner (G1) over 1 1/16 miles. The...

5 Fast Facts about the Royal Lodge Stakes, a European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race 1) First held in 1946, the race is named after the Royal Lodge in Great Windsor Park, Berkshire. The Royal Lodge was a country retreat for Queen Elizabeth the Queen...

5 Fast Facts about the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, a European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race Founded in 1853, the race was known through most of its history as the Grand Criterium. It was renamed in 2003 after Jean-Luc Lagardere, a successful businessman,...

5 Fast Facts about the FrontRunner Stakes, a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race First staged in 1970 by the Oak Tree Racing Association, the race was known through most of its history as the Norfolk Stakes until Oak Tree lost its lease to race at Santa...

Handicapping the FrontRunner Stakes for a better bet Santa Anita’s opening-day weekend will feature a bevy of stakes with Breeders’ Cup implications and Saturday’s $300,000 FrontRunner (G1) serves as a “Win & You’re In” event for the $2 million...

Saxon Warrior joined two classic pictures on Sunday when posting a 2 1/2-length victory in the Beresford Stakes (Ire-G2) at Naas Racecourse in Ireland. The Beresford is not only an early lead-up to the Epsom Derby (Eng-G1) next year but also kicked off...

The last grade 1 race for 3-year-old dirt males, the Pennsylvania Derby, is being staged Saturday, but there are more runners from this year’s Kentucky Derby field that are instead contesting a grade 3 race many miles to the west this weekend. The $500,000...

A new pathway to the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1) will wind itself through Europe over the next six months. The horse that accumulates the most points in the seven-race European Road to the Kentucky Derby series will receive an automatic entry into the Churchill...

5 Fast Facts about the Beresford Stakes, a European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race The Beresford Stakes was founded in the middle years of the 19th century. Run over a mile, the Beresford is being run this year at Naas racecourse, in County Kildare,...