Kentucky Derby News

Trainer Chad Brown already had the early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite, Paladin. Now he has another unbeaten contender, Emerging Market, who punched his ticket in Saturday’s Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).

Life of Joy scored a resounding victory in Saturday’s $392,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), propelling herself to the top of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) leaderboard with a total of 122 points.

Fulleffort surged down the center of Turfway Park’s stretch to win Saturday’s $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks, and Lorelei Lee went gate-to-wire in the $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks.

The long journey to the Kentucky Derby is almost over, and things are getting exciting! Join us today for our LIVE coverage of the Louisiana Derby and more.

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A total of 200 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points will be split on a 100-50-25-15-10 basis among the top five finishers in Saturday’s $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park.

A well-matched field of nine three-year-old horses with hopes of making it to Louisville for the first Saturday in May will contest the lucrative, $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.

Six weeks remain until the first Saturday in May and the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series heads to Turfway Park for the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks and to Fair Grounds for the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby.

Pin Oak Stud’s horse, named Incredibolt, earned 50 qualifying points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series when exploding through the stretch to win the $506,000 Virginia Derby by four lengths at Colonial Downs on March 14.

We can expect some good horses racing in the major preps this weekend – in addition to those on the Power Rankings list - including potential contenders such as Emerging Market, Pavlovian, Stark Contrast, and Resplendence. It’s an exciting time.