Kentucky Derby News

Dream Lith put in a wide rally and wore down pacesetter Yuugiri in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 78th running of the $400,000 Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by one length. Sandstone, the 4-5 favorite, was another 3 ¼ lengths back...

Tom Durant’s homebred Tejano Twist tracked a quick early pace and surged down the stretch to win Saturday’s inaugural running of the $200,000 Lively Shively for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs by a half-length over Barber Road.
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It was déjà vu all over again for Three Chimneys Farm and Walking L Thoroughbreds’ Envoutante as the 4-year-old filly upset favored Bonny South by six lengths in Thursday’s $500,000 Falls City (Grade II), the traditional Thanksgiving...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby resumes Saturday from Churchill Downs where Albaugh Family Stables’ undefeated colt Howling Time, the winner of the $200,000 Street Sense four weeks ago, tops an ultra-competitive cast of 14 colts and geldings that...

Godolphin’s 2-year-old filly Famed, the half-sister to champion colt Essential Quality, will face off against Susan Moulton’s dominant 10 ¾-length winner of the $200,000 Rags to Riches Sandstone in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod...

Tom Durant’s Tejano Twist, who cruised to a 7 ¼-length allowance victory in his last start, headlines a field of eight 2-year-old sprinters that entered Saturday’s inaugural running of the $200,000 Lively Shively at Churchill Downs....

J and J Stables and Nicholas Vaccarezza’s undefeated $150,000 Myrtlewood Stakes winner Sweet Dani Girl tops a field of eight 2-year-old filly sprinters entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Fern Creek at Churchill Downs.
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Godolphin’s multiple graded stakes winning colt Maxfield drew post No. 8 and will face a talented field of seven rivals that entered Friday’s 147th running of the Grade I, $750,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare, the premier race of...

Juddmonte’s multiple graded stakes-winning filly Bonny South headlines a competitive field of seven fillies and mares that entered the 106th running of the $500,000 Falls City (Grade II), the centerpiece on the 12-race Thanksgiving Day program at...

Juddmonte’s 3-year-old homebred filly Obligatory raced into a comfortable position early on and closed into a swift pace down the stretch to run down Matera and Miss Bigly in Saturday’s 36th running of the $300,000 Chilukki (Grade III) at...