Kentucky Derby News

In what was billed as the “Summer Showdown” featuring North America’s top older horses, Magnitude led every step of the way in Saturday’s 45th running of the $2 million Stephen Foster (Grade I) at Churchill Downs.

Breeders’ Cup star Life Is Good, onetime favorite for the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1), and Early Voting, the 2022 Preakness (G1) winner, are among the young sires with first-crop juveniles in Sunday’s Bashford Manor S.

Get the official 2026 Stephen Foster Stakes entries, morning line odds, post times, and expert betting picks for the $2 million showdown at Churchill Downs.

Join Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers as they preview Saturday's blockbuster Stephen Foster Day program at Churchill Downs.

Saturday’s $2 million Stephen Foster (G1) is a vintage renewal at Churchill Downs. But did you know that the Stephen Foster has historically played host to champions, including future Hall of Famers?

When Kentucky Derby winners go to stud, there are high hopes they will sire winners of major races: the Derby, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Met Mile, etc.

A small but stellar cast of five older male horses will run 1 1/8 miles over the famed Churchill Downs dirt surface in Saturday’s lucrative, $2 million Stephen Foster (G1).

Four Grade 1 winners, including a trio of past Kentucky Derby (G1) starters, will face off in a stellar edition of the $2 million Stephen Foster (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

The world’s top dirt horses are set to converge beneath the historic Twin Spires next Saturday when Sovereignty, Magnitude, White Abarrio, and Baeza headline the $2 million Stephen Foster (GI) at Churchill Downs.

Join Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers as they preview Saturday's $300,000 Chicago Stakes (G2) along with the 10-race Downs After Dark program at Churchill Downs.