Kentucky Derby News

Two of the most eye-catching winners at Churchill Downs last fall, Cannoneer and Incredibolt, will square off in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

Oaklawn Park will contribute to a busy Saturday of scoring races, with the Southwest (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and the Martha Washington for Kentucky Oaks (G1) candidates.

Kentucky-bred Six Speed banked 20 points on the Euro/Mideast leaderboard, with the promise of more to come from the well-bred son of Not This Time.

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.