Kentucky Derby News

After Brave Emperor won the Road to the Kentucky Derby Conditions race at Kempton, owners Middleham Park Racing paid $6,000 to make him a late nominee to the Triple Crown. Now he’ll try to clinch a Kentucky Derby (G1) invitation via the European...

Honeybee (G3) and Martha Washington S. winner Wet Paint tops
a 10 fillies entered for Saturday’s $600,000
Fantasy (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/16-mile race is worth a combined 200
points (100-40-30-20-10 scale) as a major qualifier in the Road
to...

Todd Pletcher will pursue a record-tying fifth win in the Kentucky Oaks
(G1) on May 5, and the Hall of Fame trainer will be well-represented pair of
top contenders in Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2), a major
qualifier in the Road to...

Twelve runners lined up for the $1
million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds, a major qualifier
in the
Road to the Kentucky Derby series awarding points on a 100-40-30-20-10
scale to the top five finishers, and a new face emerged on...

One of eight major qualifiers in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park on March
25 awarded points on a 100-40-30-20-10 basis to the top five finishers.
Two Phil’s sharp
in final Derby tune-up
Two...

Frank Sumpter’s homebred Wild on Ice upset most pundits with his 1 1/4-length triumph in the $600,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) March 26. Trained by Joel Marr, the three-year-old ran 1 1/8 miles on the fast main surface in 1:51.39 at odds of 35-1...

Patricia’s Hope, LLC and Phillip Sagan’s Two Phil’s earned a place in the starting gates for the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) after posting a 5 1/4-length score in the $694,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park on March 25.

The winner...

Spendthrift Farm’s Kingsbarns earned a start in the 2023 Kentucky Derby with his 3 1/2-length victory in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds on March 25.

The unbeaten colt finished off 1 3/16 miles on the fast main surface in 1:57.33...

UAE Derby (G2) romper Derma Sotogake was bred by Japan’s famed Shadai Farm, from a collection of bloodlines sourced from around the world. 

It’s fitting that Derma Sotogake earned his Kentucky Derby (G1) ticket via Dubai, since his U.S.-trained...

Overlooked as the 35-1 longest shot on the board, Frank Sumpter’s homebred Wild on Ice delivered a stunning upset in Sunday’s $600,000 Sunland Park Derby. The Joel Marr trainee accomplished a double-digit form turnaround to earn 50 points...