Kentucky Derby News

Jan 3, 2021

Nearly a year to the day after Authentic romped in his stakes and two-turn debut, trainer Bob Baffert returned to the winner's circle following Saturday's $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita after the highly-rated Life Is Good fended off a late surge…

Jan 2, 2021

If one of your favorite runnings of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is the Street Sense-Hard Spun finish in 2007, you’ll love the pedigree of 2021 hopeful Capo Kane. Sired by Street Sense and out of a daughter of Hard Spun, Capo Kane grafts their bloodlines onto a…

Jan 1, 2021

Road to the Kentucky Derby Ultimate Racing Guide for North American Kentucky Derby Prep Races Finding a horse to follow on the Road to the Kentucky Derby could be overwhelming for some. With typically over 21,000 Thoroughbreds hoping to earn their way into…

Jan 1, 2021

Capo Kane opened the New Year with a convincing victory in Friday’s $150,000 Jerome S., scoring by 6 1/4 lengths in the Kentucky Derby qualifier at Aqueduct. Overlooked at 6-1 odds, the Harold Wyner-trained colt led wire-to-wire in his stakes debut with Dylan…

Dec 31, 2020

The top individual betting choice in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Bob Baffert’s debut romper Life Is Good bids to earn his first Derby points in Saturday’s $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita. A son of leading sire Into Mischief – also responsible…

Dec 31, 2020

The first Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race of 2021 takes place on New Year's Day at Aqueduct. The historic $150,000 Jerome S. is a 1-mile test offering qualification points to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 basis.

Dec 31, 2020

In 2020, the $100,000 Sham (G3) was won by Authentic, who went on to claim victory in the Kentucky Derby. The 2021 renewal of the one-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race will take place on Saturday at Santa Anita Park, with 17 qualification points (split…

Dec 31, 2020

Four of the seven fillies in Sunday’s $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita are trained by Bob Baffert, including the top two from the Dec. 5 Starlet (G1), Varda and Kalypso. Like the Starlet, the Santa Ynez is a scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky…

Dec 30, 2020

A compact field of five newly turned sophomores will travel a mile on the Aqueduct main strip in Friday’s $150,000 Jerome S. The top-four finishers of the New Year’s Day feature will earn points on a 10-4-2-1 basis in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge…

Dec 30, 2020

Following a fourth in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs, Swill will look to gain additional qualifying points toward a Kentucky Derby berth when he lines up for Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old will meet four rivals…

Dec 21, 2020

SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farm, and Robert Masterson’s Spielberg earned 10 points on the “2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby” when posting a nose victory in the$200,500 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) on Dec. 19. The Bob…

Dec 21, 2020

Joe Peacock’s homebred Senor Buscador was a dominant 5 3/4-length winner of the $200,000 Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park on Dec. 18. The colt stopped the teletimer in 1:37.87 for the one-mile event under Luis Quinonez, and although he didn’t receive any…

Dec 19, 2020

Spielberg rallied to nail The Great One in the final stride of Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), registering his first stakes victory in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier. The 2-year-old colt extended Hall of Fame trainer Bob…

Dec 19, 2020

Senor Buscador utilized an eye-catching turn of foot, accelerating past rivals on the far turn, and drew off impressively to capture Friday’s $200,000 Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park. A convincing winner in both career starts, Senor Buscador is campaigned…

Dec 18, 2020

A compact field of six 2-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2), a 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series event, with the top-four finishers earning points on a 10-4-2-1 basis. Trained by John Shirreffs,…

Dec 17, 2020

Following a two-week hiatus, the Road to the Kentucky Derby resumes on Friday with the $200,000 Remington Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park. The 1-mile fixture drew a competitive field of 11 promising 2-year-olds and will award qualification points to the…

Dec 17, 2020

In recent years, the $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) at Los Alamitos has been won by future Grade 1 winners Dortmund, Mor Spirit, McKinzie, and Improbable. The 1 1/16-mile event thus serves as an important stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, awarding…

Dec 17, 2020

Red Flag will make his first start in a Kentucky Derby qualifier when he lines up for Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2). A smashing winner of the Nov. 15 Bob Hope S. (G3) at Del Mar, the 2-year-old colt will face five rivals in his initial…

Dec 16, 2020

An unbeaten colt starred in Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki, but it was Alain Barows, not hot favorite Dualist, who romped to the top of the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. The speedy son of Henny Hughes led at every call to…

Dec 15, 2020

Following a third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), Outadore will join the Kentucky Derby trail in Friday’s $200,000 Remington Springboard Mile at Remington Park. The Wesley Ward-trained colt has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite among…

Dec 14, 2020

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby continues in Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki. Although no runners from the first scoring race, the Nov. 28 Cattleya Stakes, are involved, the metric mile affair could launch other promising types onto the…

Dec 6, 2020

Varda, the least fancied of trainer Bob Baffert's three entries in the $300,500 Starlet Stakes (G1), sprung an upset in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Oaks series prep at Los Alamitos on Saturday, giving Baffert his fourth consecutive win in the race and…

Dec 5, 2020

Brooklyn Strong joined the Kentucky Derby picture with an upset win in Saturday’s $150,000 Remsen S. (G2), wearing down favored pacesetter Ten for Ten to post a neck decision over a sloppy Aqueduct track. The New York-bred gelding stepped up to face…

Dec 3, 2020

A compact field of five will travel 9 furlongs on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Remsen (G2). The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top-four finishers with qualifying points towards the Run for the Roses on…

Dec 3, 2020

Five talented 2-year-olds will face off in Saturday's $150,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. Held over the testing distance of 1 1/8 miles, the Remsen serves as a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race awarding qualification points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four…

Dec 3, 2020

Saturday’s $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos has lured a short field of five, but the final Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race of 2020 is not short on intrigue. Six-time Starlet winner Bob Baffert sends out a three-strong team led by favorite Princess…

Dec 3, 2020

Known Agenda is among five runners seeking Kentucky Derby qualifying points in Saturday’s $150,000 Remsen S. (G2) at Aqueduct. The chestnut colt will make his stakes debut for Todd Pletcher after breaking his maiden over the track. By Curlin, Known Agenda…

Dec 1, 2020

Cypress Creek, LLC and Arnold Bennewith’s Keepmeinmind picked up 10 points on the “2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby” following his late-running victory in the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. The winner, who broke his maiden in the contest,…

Nov 30, 2020

Officially Licensed Artwork Available on Variety of Merchandise, Including Limited Edition Signed Kentucky Derby and Oaks 147 PostersLOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, November 30, 2020) – Churchill Downs today released the 2021 “Official Art of the Kentucky Derby” by…

Nov 28, 2020

Travel Column overcame a slow break and being squeezed at the start to run down Clairiere in the final yards and win Saturday’s 77th running of the $200,000 Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by one length. Stablemate Coach was another 2 ½ lengths…

Nov 28, 2020

Keepmeinmind, who was made the 2-1 favorite after a third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) 22 days ago, rallied down the middle of the stretch from last to run down Smiley Sobotka and win Saturday’s 94th running of the $200,000 Kentucky…

Nov 28, 2020

Godolphin has a major Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hero Essential Quality, but Sheikh Mohammed’s global operation now has the first winner on the Japan Road too – unbeaten Lemon Pop. The Kentucky-bred overtook pacesetter…

Nov 27, 2020

A field of nine fine juvenile prospects will go postward in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile event offers qualifying points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four finishers.…

Nov 27, 2020

The Road to the Kentucky Derby heads into winter with the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), part of the "Stars of Tomorrow" program on Saturday at Churchill Downs. The competitive 1 1/16-mile race will award 17 Kentucky Derby qualification points, split 10-4-2-1…

Nov 27, 2020

Cypress Creek and Arnold Bennewith’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) third-place finisher Keepmeinmind will be in search of his first-career victory against a competitive field of nine 2-year-olds, which includes stakes winners King Fury and…

Nov 27, 2020

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off on Saturday with the Cattleya Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse. The 1,600-meter event awards qualification points to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 basis.

Nov 26, 2020

The Japan Road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby begins in Saturday’s Cattleya Stakes at Tokyo, and Godolphin has a good-looking prospect in Lemon Pop. A smart winner of a newcomers’ race here Nov. 7, the Kentucky-bred bids to follow up against 10 rivals including…

Nov 25, 2020

Harold Lerner LLC, Magdalena Racing and Nehoc Stables’ $350,000 Alcibiades (Grade I) winner Simply Ravishing will lead a field of 10 promising juvenile fillies that were entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Golden Rod (GII) at Churchill Downs.           The…

Nov 25, 2020

The final week of racing at the Churchill Downs fall meet is highlighted by the $500,000 Clark (G1). The 1 1/8-mile race has drawn a deep and competitive field with lots of logical contenders for handicappers to consider, setting the stage for enticing payoffs. Crafty…

Nov 25, 2020

Horseplayers will have an opportunity to lock in enticing odds on their favorite Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders thanks to a pair of future wager pools open for betting Thursday through Sunday.Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 and the Kentucky Derby Sire Future…

Nov 19, 2020

The Churchill Downs fall meet continues on Saturday with the $100,000 Chilukki (G3). Held over a mile on the main track, the competitive race has drawn eight fillies and mares, including former Road to the Kentucky Oaks standout Finite. New Roo Total…

Nov 18, 2020

A total of nine fillies and mares will go postward in the $100,000 Chilukki Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The well-matched field lacks a clear standout in what looks to be a mostly wide-open affair. Fox Hill Farms’ Whoa Nellie comes in fresh…

Nov 18, 2020

The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) ranks as North America’s most prestigious race for 2-year-olds. It’s also an important steppingstone toward the Kentucky Derby, taking place six months before the “Run for the Roses” and awarding 20 qualification points…

Nov 12, 2020

A talented field of seven sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs turf in Saturday’s $200,000 Mrs. Revere (G2). The grassy headliner features a well-matched group lacking a standout, in what could be a very good betting event. The…

Nov 11, 2020

Graded stakes action returns to the Churchill Downs fall meet with the $200,000 Mrs. Revere (G2), a 1 1/16-mile grass race slated to take place on Saturday. The race has drawn a small but competitive field of seven 3-year-old fillies. Hendy Woods Total…

Nov 9, 2020

Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic has been retired from racing after capping his 2020 campaign on Saturday with a wire-to-wire victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland. He will stand for a fee of $75,000 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift…

Nov 8, 2020

With the setting sun providing a picturesque backdrop, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic wrapped up a stellar 2020 campaign with an emphatic victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).The feature race on Breeders’ Cup Saturday at Keeneland, the…

Nov 6, 2020

The Kentucky Derby (G1) has so far eluded the globally powerful Godolphin breeding and racing operation, but entering 2021 they will have the horse to beat in Essential Quality, who likely notched champion 2-year-old male honors with a come-from-behind…

Nov 5, 2020

Six of Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) contenders are sired by past Breeders’ Cup competitors, and several more have other connections to the championships.Both of King Fury’s parents, Curlin and Taris, performed in the Breeders’ Cup. Sire Curlin won the…

Nov 4, 2020

Nyquist's Progeny In the Breeders' Cup Mix Five years ago, Nyquist clinched an Eclipse Award in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland, and the following spring, he turned a rare double by adding the Kentucky Derby (G1). Now Nyquist has chances of scoring…

Nov 4, 2020

The Road to the Kentucky Derby makes an important stop at Keeneland for Friday's $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1). The 1 1/16-mile race typically crowns the champion 2-year-old male of the year, and because of its significance on the national racing calendar,…

Nov 4, 2020

The Road to the Kentucky Oaks continues on Friday with the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland. In addition to awarding Kentucky Oaks qualification points on a 20-8-4-2 basis to the top four finishers, the prestigious 1 1/16-mile race…

Nov 3, 2020

A fine cast of 14, featuring most of the top 2-year-olds in training, will converge on Keeneland Friday in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). In addition to the prestige of running well in the race and its lucrative purse, the top-four finishers…

Nov 2, 2020

Saturday’s running of the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland will be a reunion of sorts. A reunion of Kentucky Derby alumni, to be exact. No fewer than six “Run for the Roses” veterans are slated to contest the Breeders' Cup Classic, held…

Oct 29, 2020

The expert pick of the week is race 8 at Churchill Downs Oct. 31The 8th Race on the Saturday card at Churchill Downs will feature 11 juvenile fillies traveling 6 furlongs on the dirt. A well-matched field will go postward in the dash, including a few first-time…

Oct 28, 2020

Future Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders will take center stage in the Nov. 6 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland, a $2 million race that frequently determines the champion 2-year-old male of the season. A total of 15 talented juveniles have been pre-entered…

Oct 24, 2020

Heavy ground at Doncaster on Saturday prompted Aidan O’Brien to withdraw early favorite Wembley, but the Irish presence still came to the fore in the Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1), thanks to Mac Swiney.  A homebred for trainer Jim Bolger - O'Brien's old boss…

Oct 23, 2020

A field of seven will go postward in the $98,000 Street Sense S. at Churchill Downs on Sunday. The opening day co-feature is part of the 11-race Stars of Tomorrow I card, and it looks like a very competitive event which lacks a standout. In a cast that…

Oct 22, 2020

Technically, Sunday’s Street Sense S. and Rags to Riches S. at Churchill Downs aren’t official qualifying races for the 2021 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. But that doesn’t mean future Derby and Oaks contenders won’t emerge from the 1 1/16-mile events.Case…

Oct 22, 2020

Trainer Aidan O’Brien seeks a record-tying 10th win in Saturday’s Vertem Futurity Trophy (G1) at Doncaster, and his Wembley ranks as the early favorite. But rival global power Godolphin has a top chance in One Ruler, making for a fascinating clash in this scoring…

Oct 20, 2020

Although Shedaresthedevil has been put away for the year and will not be contesting next month's Breeders' Cup, both Monomoy Girl and Serengeti Empress will carry the torch for past Kentucky Oaks (G1) winners when they compete in the Breeders' Cup Distaff…

Oct 16, 2020

In 1995, I didn’t know all that much about horse racing. The wagering part I had a solid grasp of, but I was a novice in terms of understanding what goes into producing these remarkable Thoroughbreds, and also what it takes to get them to perform on race…

Oct 16, 2020

With 6 1/2 months remaining until the first Saturday in May, the 2020-21 Road to the Kentucky Derby is underway. A handful of qualifying races have been run in the U.S. and Europe, and already we’ve seen some exciting colts in action. But easily the most…

Oct 12, 2020

Authentic Chases Breeders' Cup History When Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Authentic contests the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland, he’ll be chasing racing history. Only five horses have won both the Derby and Classic in the course of their…

Oct 11, 2020

Kirk and Judy Robison’s Jackie’s Warrior earned 10 points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby following his 5 1/2-length romp in the Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park. The juvenile colt traveled one mile on the fast main surface in 1:35.42 with Joel Rosario…

Oct 10, 2020

Jackie's Warrior's reign as the East Coast's leading juvenile colt continued Saturday when the son of Maclean's Music produced a decisive and emphatic victory in the $250,000 Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park. Under Joel Rosario, Jackie's Warrior…

Oct 9, 2020

When Jackie’s Warrior puts his unbeaten record on the line in Saturday’s $250,000 Champagne Stakes (G1), the 3-5 favorite will try to land the Belmont Park feature won by his ancestors Forty Niner and Seattle Slew during their champion juvenile campaigns. He…

Oct 8, 2020

Jackie’s Warrior will put his unbeaten record on the line in the $250,000 Champagne (G1) for 2-year-olds, and Vequist is the one to beat in the $250,000 Frizette (G1) for 2-year-old fillies. The mile races at Belmont Park are part of the “Win & You’re…

Oct 8, 2020

A compact field of six juveniles will contest Saturday’s $250,000 Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park. The one-turn mile event is a “Win and You’re In” contest, with the first-place finisher receiving an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland…

Oct 8, 2020

The 149th Champagne Stakes will be run as race 4 at Belmont Park on Saturday, October 10th, 2020. The race will provide entry to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and awards qualifying points on the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby to the values of 10-4-2-1.

Oct 4, 2020

Five runners competed in Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at ParisLongchamp after the scratch of early favorite St Mark’s Basilica, but only one – Sealiway – really handled the heavy going in a lopsided result. Trained by Frederic Rossi and ridden by Mickael…

Oct 3, 2020

Swiss Skydiver prevailed by a neck over Kentucky Derby winner Authentic after a thrilling stretch duel in the $1 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico, becoming only the sixth filly to win in the 145-year history of the Triple Crown race. Now a five-time…

Oct 3, 2020

Essential Quality dominated Saturday's $400,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, earning both an automatic bid to next month's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) over the same track but also 10 qualifying points toward the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1). Ridden…

Oct 2, 2020

Four of the contenders in Saturday’s Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland descend from the sire line of 1977 Triple Crown legend Seattle Slew and his Hall of Fame son A. P. Indy.Top sire Tapit is responsible for Essential Quality, the 2-1 morning-line favorite.…

Oct 2, 2020

Simply Ravishing lived up to her name in the final quarter-mile of Friday's $350,000 Alcibiades Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, extending the lead she'd had from the start to 6 1/2 lengths at the wire of the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Oaks prep. Trained by…

Oct 2, 2020

With the ground listed as very soft Friday, and likely to turn heavy in the next couple of days, only six juveniles were declared for Sunday’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) at ParisLongchamp. The about 7-furlong test is a scoring race on the European Road to…

Oct 1, 2020

A total of five graded stakes races, with three of the Grade 1 variety, top a blockbuster Saturday of racing at Keeneland Race Course. One of the headliners is the $400,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1), which will pit nine juveniles traveling 1 1/16 miles on…

Oct 1, 2020

The 2020-21 Road to the Kentucky Derby makes a stop at Keeneland on Saturday for the $400,000 Breeders' Futurity (G1), a 1 1/16-mile event awarding qualification points to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 basis. The race also serves as a "Win and You're…

Sep 30, 2020

Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox have both won multiple editions of the Kentucky Oaks, but the leading Churchill Downs trainers are both seeking their first Kentucky Derby victory. They will send out early hopefuls for the 2021 Run for the Roses in Saturday’s $400,000…

Sep 30, 2020

The Triple Crown wraps up on Saturday with the $1 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico. Normally the middle leg of the three-race series, this year's Preakness will conclude the 2020 classics after being postponed from May 16 due to COVID-19. Even with its rescheduled…

Sep 30, 2020

An excellent field of 11 sophomores will go postward to contest the final leg of the Triple Crown at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. The 145th running of the $1 million Preakness (G1) highlights a huge day of racing at the Baltimore venue, and the winner…

Sep 29, 2020

If Art Collector can topple Kentucky Derby (G1) star Authentic in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1), he would elevate sire Bernardini to an exclusive club.Bernardini, the victor of the 2006 Preakness, stands to become the 10th winner of the Pimlico classic to…

Sep 28, 2020

Horse Profile: Get Her Number Gary Barber’s Get Her Number earned an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on Nov. 6 with a three-parts of a length triumph in the $301,000 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita. The bay endured 1 1/16 miles on…

Sep 28, 2020

Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Authentic will break from post 9 in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico, where he’s tabbed as the 9-5 favorite on the morning line. Hall of Fame rider John Velazquez will be back aboard the once-beaten colt. A record-tying…

Sep 27, 2020

The turf-to-dirt angle was the way to go in Saturday's $301,000 American Pharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita as Get Her Number and Rombauer ran one-two in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep. An 8-1 chance off a fourth-place finish in the…

Sep 26, 2020

High Definition and New Mandate both made last-to-first rallies to claim the first 2021 European Road to the Kentucky Derby series victories on Saturday. Suggesting he was just getting warmed up at a mile, High Definition made a wide, late bid and caught…

Sep 26, 2020

Marc Chan’s New Mandate earned 10 points on the 2021 European Road to the Kentucky Derby following his three-quarters of a length triumph in the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket on September 26. In addition, the 2-year-old also punched his ticket to the Juvenile…

Sep 26, 2020

Smith, Magnier, Tabor, and O’Brien’s High Definition earned 10 points on the 2021 European Road to the Kentucky Derby following his victory in the Beresford S. (G2) at the Curragh on September 26. The juvenile was three-parts of a length clear under the…

Sep 25, 2020

Some fine pedigrees are on display in Saturday’s American Pharoah Stakes (G1), including offspring of Kentucky Derby (G1) and Breeders’ Cup winners.Notable Exception is by 2007 Derby winner Street Sense, the first Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion to wear the…

Sep 25, 2020

The European Road to the Kentucky Derby continues on Saturday at the Curragh in Ireland, where the Beresford (G2) will take place. The one-mile race will hand out qualifying points on a 10-4-2-1 structure to the top four finishers.

Sep 25, 2020

The 2020-21 European Road to the Kentucky Derby kicks off on Saturday with the Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket in England, awarding points to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 basis. The one-mile turf race is also a "Win and You're In" qualifier for the Nov.…

Sep 24, 2020

Eight juveniles will go postward in Saturday’s $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita. The winner of the 1 1/16-mile event will earn an automatic entry to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on November 6 at Keeneland as part of the “Win and You’re In”…

Sep 24, 2020

The American Pharoah (G1) will be held on Saturday at Santa Anita and will award Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a 10-4-2-1 basis to the top four finishers. A competitive field has turned out to contest the 1 1/16-mile race, which also serves…

Sep 24, 2020

With the expected news that Kentucky Derby (G1) runner-up Tiz the Law would bypass the Oct. 3 Preakness (G1), only a couple of rivals from Churchill Downs are advancing along with Derby winner Authentic to Pimlico.Mr. Big News and Max Player, the respective…

Sep 24, 2020

The 2021 European Road to the Kentucky Derby launches Saturday with the first two scoring races, held within about 90 minutes of each other in Great Britain and Ireland. The Royal Lodge (G2) at Newmarket is set for 8:50 a.m., and the Beresford (G2) at the Curragh…

Sep 24, 2020

Hall of Fame trainer and six-time Kentucky Derby winner Bob Baffert has the leading contenders for a pair of 2-year-old stakes at Santa Anita Saturday, with Spielberg topping a field of eight males in the $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) and Princess Noor towering…

Sep 20, 2020

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) will be contested on November 6 at Keeneland, and it’s never too soon to take a peek at the stars of today, and potentially tomorrow. A trio of important “Win and You’re In” races for juveniles remain to be run this fall…

Sep 15, 2020

In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a total makeover of the Triple Crown trail, there is a fragment of familiarity going into the Oct. 3 Preakness Stakes (G1): the Kentucky Derby (G1) winner is set to tackle a few foes from Churchill Downs plus…

Sep 6, 2020

LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020) – It wasn’t the usual morning-after scene around Barn 33 on Sunday as only a smattering of media and cameras were on hand waiting for the shedrow’s Hall of Fame trainer to lead out his latest Kentucky Derby hero. But after…

Sep 6, 2020

JIM MULVIHILL: Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to be starting with a toast to the winning connections led by Churchill Downs Track President, Kevin Flannery.KEVIN FLANERY: Bob, John, welcome. Congratulations, once again. This is a position you all have been…