Kentucky Derby News

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.

Fair Grounds hosts "Road to Derby Day" on Saturday with scoring races toward both the Kentucky Derby and Oaks.

The second of four 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers taking place at Fair Grounds is Saturday’s $250,000 Lecomte (G3).

Explora rallied and won as she pleased in the $98,000 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Postponed one week by a deluge of rain in Southern California, the $100,000 Santa Ynez S. is now on tap for this Saturday at Santa Anita.

Although it’s not an official Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier, Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita is nevertheless an important stop on the path to the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1).

So, if anything, the picture is a little murkier this week. However, we do see some notable changes among Derby contenders.