Kentucky Derby News

The good news for Chip Honcho is that he won’t have to face Paladin again in Saturday’s $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2). The less good news is that Chip Honcho will have to repel a fresh posse of invaders descending upon New Orleans...

Godolphin’s homebred Bella Ballerina brings a perfect 3-for-3 record into Saturday’s $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), a key stepping stone to the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs.

One of the first final-tier Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers worth 100-50-25-15-10 points to the top five finishers is Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.

Amerman Racing’s Grade 3 winner Stark Contrast will invade Turfway Park from Southern California to face a full field of 12 three-year-olds entered in Saturday’s 55th running of the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), the marquee race of the Turfway Park...

Pin Oak Stud’s Incredibolt flashed home to reignite his Kentucky Derby hopes in Saturday’s Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, and in the Virginia Oaks, Jill Baffert’s Bottle of Rouge flaunted her class as the odds-on favorite.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series heads to Colonial Downs on Saturday for the $500,000 Virginia Derby presented by New Kent County. Join Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers for a preview of the race and a look at the current top contenders...

What better way to analyze the field than by comparing each runner to one of the 10 Best Picture nominees for Sunday's 98th Academy Awards ceremony?

This weekend sees Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. By now, most of the likely runners are exposed, which is reflected in the relatively long 12-1 odds for the “all other three-year-olds” option. Not surprisingly, only one horse on this week’s...

A well-matched field of 10 three-year-olds with hopes of making it to Louisville in early May will contest the $500,000 Virginia Derby on Saturday.

Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs is a recent addition to the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/8-mile race joined the series last year and awards 50-25-15-10-5 points to the top five finishers.