Kentucky Derby News

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series makes a stop in Northern California for the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (G3) at Golden Gate Fields on February 18. Contested over a synthetic Tapeta track, the 1 1/8-mile qualifier offers points on a 10-4-2-1 scale...

The connections of one horse in Japan will know for sure Feb. 19 whether they can pack their bags for Churchill Downs for the First Saturday in May.
The two-race series that makes up the inaugural Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby culminates Sunday Feb....

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes Sunday (Saturday night 12:25 a.m. EST) with the Hyacinth Stakes over a metric mile at Tokyo, and five of the 15 entrants are nominees to the Triple Crown. 
Two already have Derby points on the board...

McCraken remained undefeated, proved his ability to win outside Churchill Downs, and climbed the Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard in the span of 1:42.45 last Saturday when taking his season debut in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs.
Worth...

McCraken continued to distinguish himself form-wise when opening his 3-year-old season in the February 11 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, establishing a new track record posting a 1 ½-length victory, and the unbeaten colt finally earned a...

Chanel’s Legacy closed out the Prep Season portion of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points races in the Martha Washington Stakes on Saturday. That ended the 10-4-2-1 point contests (except for the April 9 Beaumont Stakes [G3]), with the...

If there’s a watchword for Irish War Cry’s life story, it’s patience.
Not only is patience the governing philosophy of his owner/breeder, Isabelle de Tomaso, and his handlers along the way, but his dam’s as well.
The theme begins...

Chanel’s Legacy was sent off the 13-1 third longest shot in Saturday’s $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park but ran like a favorite to easily score by 2 1/2 lengths under jockey Alex Birzer.
The one-mile race closed out the...

Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s McCraken set a new track record of 1:42.45 for 1 1/16 miles at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday when rallying for a 1 1/2-length score in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) as the 3-2 favorite.
The Ian Wilkes pupil found...

Saturday’s Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs features the return not only of the unbeaten McCracken but also the colt that pushed him hardest in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs last November, Wild Shot.
Stamina...