Kentucky Derby News

The Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve will begin Saturday at Churchill Downs where eight 2-year-olds, including impressive maiden winner Echo Again, were entered to face undefeated Grade II winner Damon’s Mound in the 41st...

Holy Cow Stable’s $200,000 Adirondack (Grade III) winner Naughty Gal was entered to face a full field of 11 rivals including Stone Bridge Farm’s undefeated $125,000 Ellis Park Debutante winner Justa Warrior in Saturday’s $300,000 Pocahontas...

A total of 26 stakes races cumulatively worth $8.31 million will be offered at Churchill Downs during its upcoming September and Fall meets.
The 14-date September Meet (Sept. 15-Oct. 2) will showcase 11 stakes races that total $3.36 million, and the...

Godolphin’s homebred Santin, winner of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade I) on Kentucky Derby day, prevailed in a protracted duel over Smooth Like Strait by 1 ¾ lengths to win Saturday’s 39th running of the $1...

Dalika (GER) went straight to the front and was collared by Princess Grace at the top of the stretch but re-rallied along the inside to determinedly win Saturday’s 32nd running of the $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes (Grade I) at Churchill Downs.
Dalika...

A special two-day $1 Pick 6 including stakes races from Churchill Downs and Ellis Park highlights Saturday’s Arlington Million Day wagering menu at Churchill Downs.
Billed as the “Bluegrass Pick 6,” the all-stakes, six-race sequence...

Set Piece (GB) arrived in the United States two years ago to the care of multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox and since then owner Juddmonte has been rewarded with seven victories. The one missing link in Set Piece’s résumé...

Godolphin’s Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade I) winner Santin will face six fellow turf specialists, including Cannon Thoroughbreds’ 2021 Shoemaker Mile (GI) hero Smooth Like Strait, in Saturday’s 39th running of the $1 million...

Westerberg Limited, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith’s recent Group II winner Lily Pond (IRE) will be in search of Grade I glory in her first stateside start in the highly-competitive 32nd running of the $500,000 Beverly D (Grade...

Five weeks ago, trainer Michelle Lovell said, “Look at this 2-year-old that is in my barn. I’ve never had one that acts this professional or with this much class. He could be special.”
Lovell was referring to Cliff and Michele Love’s...