Kentucky Derby News

Zedan Racing Stables’ Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) third-place finisher Salahudin could make his next start in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) on Saturday, Nov. 28 at Churchill Downs, according to Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
Salahudin...

Apprentice jockey Yomar Ortiz Jr. scored his first career riding double Wednesday at Churchill Downs, less than a month after making his professional debut at Keeneland.
Ortiz, 17, skimmed the rail aboard Tiffany Twist for trainer Joe Sharp to win Race...

Jockeys Martin Garcia and Florent Geroux are scheduled to resume riding Thursday at Churchill Downs after being sidelined by injuries from separate incidents during the September Meet.
Geroux is named on Donie Maronie for trainer Mark Casse in Race 3...

Carl R. Moore Management’s Grade II Sycamore winner Lambeth leads an accomplished field of eight turf specialists entered in the 47th running of the $300,000 River City (Grade III), part of a stakes doubleheader on Saturday’s 11-race card at Churchill...

Single day general admission tickets for the 153rd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs will be available for purchase Thursday (today) at 12 p.m. ET.
 
Derby and Oaks general admission...

Team Valor International’s dominant Champagne Stakes (Grade I) winner U. S. S. Valor (8-1) headlines the first of six opportunities to bet on Kentucky Derby 153 contenders in advance of the May 1 classic when Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager...

Red Lane Thoroughbreds LLC’s Jas put away front-running favorite Card Man leaving the far turn and turned back a formidable stretch rally by Staunch to narrowly win Sunday’s 14th running of the $195,000 Street Sense (Grade III) – the featured event...

With the Breeders’ Cup World Championships just days away, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent out four contenders for their final works Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, including Grade I winners Explora (four furlongs, 48), Hughes (four furlongs,...

Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Grade I) contender Built, Juvenile Fillies (GI) hopefuls Foxiest and Scarlett Begonia and Distaff (GI) contender Splendora breezed Friday morning at Churchill Downs in their final preparations for next weekend’s World Championships...

Patricia’s Hope and Mark Farrar’s Blessed Flyer will attempt to remain undefeated when he faces seven rivals entered in Sunday’s 14th running of the $200,000 Street Sense (Grade III), part of the Stars of Tomorrow I program that opens the 24-day...