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Pedigree fun facts March 21, 2024
10 Pedigree fun facts: Track Phantom
Track Phantom’s sire, Quality Road, never got the chance to justify his early favoritism for the 2009 Kentucky Derby (G1), but he is exerting his influence on the 2024 trail.
Derby News March 21, 2024
Fukuryu Stakes offers final opportunity on Japan Road
Sunrise Soleil, a stablemate of Japan’s leading Derby hopeful Forever Young, contests Saturday's Fukuryu S. on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Derby Lifestyle March 21, 2024
Churchill Downs Releases First-Ever Kentucky Derby Style Guide for 150th Milestone Anniversary
Fashion Maven Zanna Roberts Rassi Curates Looks That Honor Decades of Derby Fashion
Expert picks March 20, 2024
Expert Pick of the Week: 2024 Louisiana Derby
An excellent field of 12 three-year-olds will travel 1 3/16 miles on the Fair Grounds dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2)
March 20, 2024
Inside the Kentucky Derby Podcast: Louisiana Derby & Jeff Ruby Steaks
The Lousiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks offer wagerers two great fields and give Kentucky Derby fans an idea of who the top competitors will be entering the starting on the first Saturday in May. Darren and KK give their analysis, picks and add context...
Wagering March 18, 2024
Study Guide: 2024 Jeff Ruby Steaks
The $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park has been rising in prominence on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Wagering March 18, 2024
Sierra Leone 7-1, champion Fierceness 9-1 at conclusion of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5
Seven weeks in advance of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), Sierra Leone closed as the 7-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Wagering March 17, 2024
Study Guide: 2024 Louisiana Derby
A total of 200 Road to the Kentucky Derby qualification points (split 100-50-25-15-10 among the top five finishers) are on the table in Saturday’s $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.
Derby News March 17, 2024
Endlessly heads oversubscribed field in Jeff Ruby Steaks
El Camino Real Derby winner Endlessly will ship from his Southern California base for Saturday’s 53rd running of the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks, the marquee race of the Turfway Park season.
Derby News March 16, 2024
Track Phantom draws outside post 12 in Louisiana Derby
Track Phantom, the leading three-year-old based at Fair Grounds, will square off against shippers from the Todd Pletcher and Chad Brown barns in Saturday’s TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2).