Kentucky Derby News

Tequilita brings a three-race win streak into Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) for trainer Michael Matz, and one of those wins came when the bay filly upset the Forward Gal Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. That earned the Union Rags filly...

After bursting upon the scene with a two-length score in the Risen Star (G2), Girvin will look to make it two straight in the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds. The Joe Sharp-trained colt heads a field of nine in the Kentucky...

Fast and Accurate is Kentucky Derby-bound after posting a 24-1 upset in the March 25 Spiral (G3) at Turfway Park, earning 50 points for the victory. Owner Kendall Hansen has sold a minority interest and Fast and Accurate will be supplemented for a $200,000...

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Hence stamped his Kentucky Derby ticket romping by 3 ¾ lengths in the Sunland Derby (G3) but where he stands among peers is anybody’s guess. Does he rate as a rapidly-improving sophomore who will be able to hold his own against better competition this...

A shakeup in the potential foreign involvement in this year’s Run for the Roses and the scoring of points by non-Triple Crown nominees highlighted this week’s changes on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard. Thunder Snow became the first three-year-old...

Two veterans of this year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby – Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s unbeaten McCraken (#15, 6-1) and Peacock Racing Stables LLC’s Gunnevera (#10, 6-1) – are the morning line co-favorites for the fourth and final pool of Churchill...

Sumaya U.S. Stable’s Ghalia was making her stakes debut in the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks on Sunday and pulled out a neck score to remain unbeaten for trainer Todd Pletcher. The win under jockey Jose Ortiz saw the Medaglia d’Oro filly earn 50 points...

Calumet Farm’s homebred Hence was trying stakes rivals for just the second time in Sunday’s Sunland Derby (G3) and easily posted a 3 3/4-length victory under jockey Alfredo Juarez Jr. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the chestnut colt bided his time in...

Living the Dream Racing 2015 LLC’s Purely a Dream was making her stakes bow in Saturday’s $100,000 Bourbonette Oaks (G3) at Turfway Park and proved best by two lengths under jockey Robby Albarado. Trained by Kenny McPeek, the chestnut daughter earned...