Kentucky Derby News

A field of seven three-year-olds will run 1 1/16 miles on the Keeneland dirt in Saturday’s $400,000 Lexington S. (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby wraps up on Saturday with the running of the $400,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland, a 1 1/16-mile qualifier worth 20-10-6-4-2 points.

After a busy bunch of Championship Series concluded, the Kentucky Derby field is nearly set! Darren and KK recap the action from the UAE Derby, Santa Anita Derby, Wood Memorial, and Blue Grass Stakes.

Trainer Brad Cox is always busy, but Wednesday morning offered a little extra buzz as he sent out Kentucky Derby 151 contender Final Gambit and Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) favorite Good Cheer for their latest breezes at Churchill Downs.

Weissman curated an exciting race day menu of dishes that blend regional comfort food with bold flavors, perfect for celebrating ‘Kentucky Derby At-Home.’

Burnham Square closed last-to-first to win the Blue Grass Stakes and now tops the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 130 points

Junko Kondo’s Admire Daytona (JPN) and Jim & Claire Limited’s Heart of Honor (GB), the respective top two finishers in the UAE Derby (Grade II), headline five 3-year-olds made eligible to compete in the 2025 Triple Crown through a late $6,000...

Two days after shipping in from Arkansas, Norman Stables’ Coal Battle began his preparation for the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) with a half-mile breeze in :48.40 Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs.

Tracy Farmer’s La Cara, who captured the first scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks last fall, furnished a neat piece of symmetry by taking the series finale in the Ashland (G1).

Not surprisingly, the final race in the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby series, Saturday's $400,000 Lexington (G3), is unlikely to affect the composition of the Derby field in three weeks.