Expert picks

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series made its final stop in Hot Springs for the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1) on March 30, and here are three takeaways.

Until Fierceness' blowout win in last weekend's Florida Derby (G1), Sierra Leone had been widely considered the early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite since his season-opening victory in the Feb. 17 Risen Star (G2). On Saturday, Sierra Leone will look to...

The $1 million UAE Derby (G2) at Meydan on March 30 served as a major qualifier in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series, offering points on a 100-50-25-15-10 scale toward a berth in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, and here are...

The final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is set to make its three-day run Thursday-Saturday where Repole Stable’s recent Florida Derby (Grade I) winner Fierceness was tabbed as the solid 7-2 favorite in the field of 39 individual horses plus...

The landscape of betting on the Kentucky Derby has changed a lot since the inaugural edition in 1875.

The first go-round of pari-mutuel betting didn't catch on.
Bookmaking ruled the Churchill Downs betting scene until 1908.
1878 brought a $5 minimum...

Typically around 20,000 Thoroughbreds hope to earn their way as one of 20 contenders in the Kentucky Derby, here our experts have compiled all the information you need for learning who to cheer on! Discover expert picks, analysis, insider news and more!...

KK is joined by Churchill Downs Track Announcer Travis Stone to the performances from the Florida, Arkansas and UAE Derby and look ahead to what we could expect from the contenders moving forward.

Like the majority of the runners out there, Sonneteer’s initial starts came in maiden contests. Maidens are restricted to horses who have never won, or have been disqualified if they did finish first.

Catching Freedom’s sire, Constitution, and paternal grandsire, Tapit, have been star-crossed in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but perhaps their fortunes will change on this first Saturday in May.

Going into Saturday's $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park, reigning champion juvenile colt Fierceness needed to produce an effort akin to his dominating win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) last fall to assuage concerns generated by his...