Kentucky Derby News

Undefeated Mohaymen, the 6-5 favorite on the morning line for Saturday’s Fountain of Youth (G2), has exuded class from his earliest baby days.
A well-bred son of Tapit out of multiple Grade 2 heroine Justwhistledixie, Mohaymen was a late foal born...

Crunch time is upon us as we enter the Championship portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series.
The Prep Season began in September and ran through Feb. 15, with 19 races offering points on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the top four finishers.
The top 20...

Venus Valentine wasn’t given much shot as the 74-1 longest shot on the board in Saturday’s $200,000 TwinSpires.com Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, but prevailed by a length on the wire with jockey Corey Lanerie aboard.
She finished...

Last seen finishing fourth in the November 28 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs, Gun Runner returned a winner in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds and jumped to the top of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard in the process,...

Nine fillies will vie for the winner’s share of a $200,000 purse in Saturday’s Rachel Alexandra (G2) at Fair Grounds, but more importantly up for grabs in the 1 1/16-mile contest is 85 points toward a starting berth in the May 6 Kentucky Oaks...

The “Championship Season” portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series kicks off this weekend with Saturday's 400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds. Point values will increase to a 50-20-10-5 scale for the first...

Thoroughbred owners and trainers with talented 3-year-old fillies in their care face a deadline of Saturday, Feb. 20 to make their young stars eligible to compete in the 142nd running of the $1 million Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks, America’s...

Nyquist, last seen clinching a championship in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), remained undefeated with a sparkling victory in Monday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita.
Trained by Doug O’Neill for Reddam Racing, and piloted...

Suddenbreakingnews, widely considered the lesser half of a Donnie Von Hemel-trained coupled entry in the Monday's $500,000 Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park, proved superior to stablemate Synchrony and 12 other rivals by taking the 1 1/16-mile event...