Kentucky Derby News

There was movement Thursday morning on both the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks fronts. St. Elias Stable and Starlight Racing’s Fulleffort was withdrawn from Derby 152 because of a chip in his left hind ankle.

Join two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Nick Zito as he previews Kentucky Derby 152 with Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers. It's an unforgettable hour of Derby stories and a whole lot more.

While the traditional pre-race song states, “O the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home,” history confirms that this is not always the case on the first Saturday in May.

Putting together the inaugural Kentucky Derby (G1) Power Rankings has been an entertaining and fascinating exercise.

John Oxley’s Silent Tactic has been scratched from Kentucky Derby 152 because of a bruised foot. Trained by Mark Casse, Silent Tactic jogged for 10 minutes in the mile chute under Dass Garcia at 7:30 (all times Eastern) Wednesday morning.

Two dozen horses have entered the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, including four on the also-eligible list.

A maximum of 14 three-year-old fillies will race 1 1/8 miles at Churchill Downs in Friday’s $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1), which will be broadcast in primetime on NBC for the first time in its 152-year history.

Two Japanese-based runners turned in half-mile works Tuesday morning over a Churchill Downs track that was upgraded to fast after the first harrow break following overnight rain.

Can perennial leading sire Into Mischief deliver a record-breaking fourth Kentucky Derby (G1) winner?

Brunetti Dugan Stables, Black Type Thoroughbreds, Steve Adkisson and Swinbank Stables’ Six Speed, runner-up in the UAE Derby (GII) in his most recent start, worked a half-mile in :48.80 on his own Monday morning at Churchill Downs with jockey Declan...