Kentucky Derby News

Often called Thoroughbred racing’s version of the Oscars, the Eclipse Awards honor champions in various categories, both human and equine, for outstanding performances each year.

The Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks into another gear in Dubai on Friday, with the UAE 2000 Guineas (G3) at Meydan.

An overflow field of 13 has been entered for Saturday’s lucrative, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park.

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Thirty-nine horses were individually-named options in this week’s Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3, but the winner of the only Derby points-scoring race wasn’t one of them.

The early favorite for the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1), Ted Noffey, will try to make history for perennial leading sire Into Mischief on the first Saturday in May.

Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s homebred Golden Tempo announced himself as a major player on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds.

Campaigned by a partnership including NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw, Taken by the Wind advanced on the Kentucky Oaks (G1) trail in Saturday’s Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds.

A smart and well-matched cast of 11 three-year-olds will run 1 1/16 miles on the dirt at Fair Grounds in Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte (G3).

From now until mid-April, there is a race where points are available on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, so we will have Derby-relevant horses running for the next 13 weeks.