Kentucky Derby News

Purse earnings in non-restricted stakes is all that separate Farrell and Unique Bella on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard. Farrell currently sits on top due to more of those earnings but Unique Bella has tied it up in terms of points, with each filly boasting...

J Boys Echo blew past a tiring El Areeb in upper stretch and drew off to a 3 ½-length decision in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, putting himself into the Kentucky Derby picture with the 50-point prize. Robby Albarado was up...

Arlene’s Sun Star Stable’s Miss Sky Warrior held off a determined Jordan’s Henny as well as a late run from Summer Luck to captured her three-year-old bow in Saturday’s Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
The First Samurai...

Irish War Cry, one of the early favorites for this year’s $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), headlines Saturday’s $400,000 Fountain of Youth (GII) at Gulfstream Park – one of two Championship Series races on...

One month after toppling juvenile champion and early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Classic Empire in the Holy Bull (G2), Irish War Cry will be out to enhance his Derby prospects on Saturday in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
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Unique Bella continues her journey to the May 5 Kentucky Oaks (G1) when lining up against six rivals in Saturday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3).
The contest is part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points races and is worth 50-20-10-5...

A full field of 14 will head to the gate on Saturday in Gulfstream Park’s $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2), which is worth a total of 85 points toward a starting berth in the May 5 Kentucky Oaks (G1).
The one-mile Davona Dale is part of the Road...

After initially planning to skip Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct, trainer Cathal Lynch called an audible and decided to run El Areeb. The gray colt is already well-positioned for the Kentucky Derby (G1), picking up a combined 20 points...

As expected, the first 'Championship Season' prep of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Series shook up the leader board last Saturday, an easy thing to do with 50 qualifying points awarded to the winner and 20 to the runner-up.
Girvin, making...

Girvin advanced to the lead in midstretch and edged away to a two-length decision in the February 25 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, capturing the first of 16 races in the Championship segment of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series.
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