Kentucky Derby News

Only five races are left in the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series of points contests, and four take place this weekend. Three are on Saturday – each of which is worth 100-40-20-10 points to the respective top four finishers – beginning with the $300,000...

On June 14, 2012, during an annual shareholder meeting, Churchill Downs Inc. Chairman and CEO Bob Evans announced that entry into the famed Kentucky Derby (G1) would be determined by a new points ranking system. The old graded earnings classification...

Although Mendelssohn aims to become the first European shipper to plunder the Kentucky Derby (G1), and the first to use the UAE Derby (G2) as a path to glory at Churchill Downs, he’s no exotic foreigner. On the contrary, he’s a Kentucky-bred half-brother...

The marquee match-up between Bolt d’Oro and Justify in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) appears destined to determine Kentucky Derby favoritism. Justify has observers speculating upon possible greatness following a pair of scintillating...

Enticed and Old Time Revival ran one-two, respectively, in the March 10 Gotham Stakes (G3) and on Saturday the duo will face off yet again in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct. The 1 1/8-mile contest is part of the Road to the Kentucky...

The marquee match-up between Bolt d’Oro and Justify in Saturday’s $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) appears destined to determine Kentucky Derby favoritism. Justify has observers speculating upon possible greatness following a pair of scintillating...

Enticed and Old Time Revival ran one-two, respectively, in the March 10 Gotham Stakes (G3) and on Saturday the duo will face off yet again in the $750,000 Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct. The 1 1/8-mile contest is part of the Road to the Kentucky...

What: It’s just another “sign” that Kentucky Derby 144 is right around the corner! Churchill Downs laborers will change the signage on the historic grandstand (from 143rd Derby 2017 to 144th Derby 2018) and the Kentucky Derby Winner’s Stand/Pagoda...

Churchill Downs has announced that betting will be suspended on trainer Mark Casse’s promising Mississippi (#16) in the fourth and final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”), which opens its three-day run at noon (all times EDT) on Friday...

Trainer Bob Baffert boasts the record for the most Santa Anita Derby wins (seven) and will try to extend that to eight when saddling Justify on Saturday; two of Baffert’s four Kentucky Derby winners (Silver Charm [1997] and Real Quiet [1998]) both finished...