Kentucky Derby News

Bidding to Succeed American Pharoah as Triple Crown Champion Early Nomination Total for 2016 Classic Series at 368; Triple Crown Winners Baffert (35 Nominees), Zayat Stables LLC (15) Lead in Respective Nominations by Trainers, Owners With memories of...

Winner of the January 2 Jerome (G3), Flexibility will seek his second straight victory over Aqueduct’s inner track in Saturday’s $250,000 Withers (G3). The 1 1/16-mile race is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, offering points on a 10-4-2-1...

With memories of the triumphant 2015 Triple Crown run by Zayat Stables LLC’s American Pharoah still fresh, the owners and trainers of 368 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, headed by Reddam Racing LLC’s unbeaten champion Nyquist, have embarked on a new Triple...

Following the rescheduling of the Busanda S. from January 23 to this coming Sunday, January 31, the $200,000 Forward Gal S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday is the next contest up in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points races.
The seven-furlong...

Discreetness, a 9-1 shot ridden by Jon Court for his father-in-law, trainer “Jinks” Fires, posted a minor upset in Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn. Victory in the one-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) prep was worth 10 qualifying points as part...

Mike G. Rutherford’s Stageplay was heavily backed at 3-5 in Saturday’s $150,000 Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds, and the talented gray miss lived up to all expectations with a 1 1/4-length victory under jockey Florent Geroux. The score boosted...

Mo Tom closed fast to win Saturday’s $200,000 TwinSpires.com Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds, posting a 2 ¼-length decision in the Kentucky Derby qualifying race. Trained by Tom Amoss and ridden by Corey Lanerie, the 3-year-old colt headed a 1-2 finish...

Saturday night’s Eclipse Awards gala at Gulfstream Park was the “American Pharoah Show.” Having completing an elusive sweep of the U.S. Triple Crown – the first in 37 years – the 2015 Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1) and Belmont (G1) hero...