Kentucky Derby News

The 1941 Kentucky Derby featured Mr. Longtail, Whirlaway, the first of Calumet Farm’s eight winners and the first of their two Triple Crown winners, but that year’s Run for the Roses included another star in a colt named Market Wise.

A dozen horses are slated to vie for 21 Kentucky Derby qualification points in Saturday’s $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park.

A field of eight two-year-old runners will go 1 1/16 miles on the dirt at Fair Grounds in Saturday’s $100,000 Gun Runner S. The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will give the top five finishers qualifying points towards the Run...

Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, SF Racing, et al’s Litmus Test accumulated 10 points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard following his 1 1/4-length triumph in the $200,500 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) on Dec. 13.

With only one race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and none on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks, change has been minimal in the Power Rankings this week.

The first of four 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers taking place at Fair Grounds is Saturday’s $100,000 Gun Runner S.

Fair Grounds and Remington Park on Saturday will offer the final point-scoring opportunities for the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) this calendar year.

Godolphin’s homebred Pyromancer, the stakes-winning filly Tamamo Freesia, and the exciting Best Green all bring unbeaten records into the race that launched Forever Young.

Litmus Test, a son of 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) champion Nyquist, boosted his own credentials on the Triple Crown trail with a breakthrough victory in Saturday’s Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).

A nice cast of six juveniles will travel 1 1/16 miles in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).