Kentucky Derby News

With his pedigree, sales history, and connections, Paladin offers an early parallel at this stage of his career with Sierra Leone, the near-misser in the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) and eventual champion three-year-old male.

Odds-on favorite Zany might have turned Saturday’s Demoiselle (G2) at Aqueduct into a laugher, but she announced herself as a serious candidate for the Kentucky Oaks (G1).

Bob Baffert has won the Starlet (G2) a grand total of 11 times, including the past eight years in a row, and the Hall of Fame trainer is poised to extend that streak in Saturday’s $200,000 renewal at Los Alamitos.

An exciting field of 12 two-year-old horses will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct dirt surface in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen S. (G2).

A total of 21 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points are up for grabs in Saturday’s $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. The top-five finishers will split the points on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.

As expected, the last weekend in November has seen a decent shake-up in Power Rankings for the first Friday and Saturday in May.

Spendthrift Farm’s Further Ado accumulated 10 points on the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series leaderboard following his 1 3/4-length triumph in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 29.

Champagne (G1) runner-up Talkin faces well-regarded class climbers Paladin, Renegade, and Courting in the Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct.

Odds-on favorite Further Ado won Saturday’s $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), giving Louisville native Brad Cox his milestone 500th Churchill Downs win as a trainer.

Godolphin’s 2-year-old homebred filly Bella Ballerina, a half-sister to 2023 Kentucky Oaks winner Pretty Mischievous, won Saturday’s Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs.