Kentucky Derby News

For nearly a century, the Mint Julep has served as the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby and the track at which the race takes place, Churchill Downs.
Kentucky Oaks Friday and Kentucky Derby Saturday see nearly 120,000 Mint Juleps served to patrons....

The 1-2 finishers from last month’s Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland, Ashbrook Farm’s Weep No More and Stonestreet Stables’ Rachel’s Valentina, sporting family ties to the Kentucky Oaks (GI), headline a field of 14 3-year-old fillies entered today...

If Brody’s Cause were the subject of a biopic, Keeneland would be so frequent a setting as to become a minor character itself. At the 2014 Keeneland September Sale, the well-bred yearling was sold for $350,000. The next fall, he returned to take the...

With trainer Mikio Matsunaga looking on, Koji Maeda’s Lani worked five furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track after the renovation break Tuesday morning. The move was the third fastest of 18 at the distance. Lani’s work was the only one of the morning...

Often the last piece of Kentucky Derby handicapping information available to bettors, the post position draw is closely watched and heavily scrutinized. What constitutes a good draw and a bad draw depends on the individual horse, its running style, and...

Majesto is making his second appearance in “Tales from the Crib.” How is that possible, you ask, since a 3-year-old Thoroughbred has just one shot in the Kentucky Derby (G1)? That’s because he was born on the Sunday of Derby Week in 2013, just six...

Mo Tom’s been the hard luck story of the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, better known for being badly hampered when trying to rally in the Risen Star (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2). In the process, his actual talent has gotten lost in the shuffle. Bred...

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Whenever you’re trying to figure out how a Thoroughbred was named, the answer often falls into one of two categories: a reference to the parent(s), or something meaningful in the life of the owner. Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Nyquist obviously doesn’t...

The Kentucky Derby is scheduled for the first Saturday in May, which in 2016 falls on May 7. It’s been run on the first Saturday in May since 1932, when it was permanently scheduled for that date instead of an undetermined date in mid-May. (In 1945,...