Kentucky Derby News

Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds 1. Terra Promessa : Ricardo Santana Jr. : 10-1 2. Weep No More : Corey Lanerie : 9-2 3. Lewis Bay : Irad Ortiz Jr. : 8-1 4. Go Maggie Go : Luis Saez : 12-1 5. Dream Dance : Brian Hernandez...

The 1-2 finishers from last month’s Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland, Ashbrook Farm’s Weep No More and Stonestreet Stables’ Rachel’s Valentina, sporting family ties to the Kentucky Oaks (GI), headline a field of 14 3-year-old fillies entered today...

If Brody’s Cause were the subject of a biopic, Keeneland would be so frequent a setting as to become a minor character itself. At the 2014 Keeneland September Sale, the well-bred yearling was sold for $350,000. The next fall, he returned to take the...

Often the last piece of Kentucky Derby handicapping information available to bettors, the post position draw is closely watched and heavily scrutinized. What constitutes a good draw and a bad draw depends on the individual horse, its running style, and...

With trainer Mikio Matsunaga looking on, Koji Maeda’s Lani worked five furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track after the renovation break Tuesday morning. The move was the third fastest of 18 at the distance. Lani’s work was the only one of the morning...

Majesto is making his second appearance in “Tales from the Crib.” How is that possible, you ask, since a 3-year-old Thoroughbred has just one shot in the Kentucky Derby (G1)? That’s because he was born on the Sunday of Derby Week in 2013, just six...

Mo Tom’s been the hard luck story of the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, better known for being badly hampered when trying to rally in the Risen Star (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2). In the process, his actual talent has gotten lost in the shuffle. Bred...

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Whenever you’re trying to figure out how a Thoroughbred was named, the answer often falls into one of two categories: a reference to the parent(s), or something meaningful in the life of the owner. Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Nyquist obviously doesn’t...

In Kentucky there are three major traditions – Basketball, bourbon and horse racing. Therefore it makes perfect sense that the most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, should feature the state’s official song, “My Old Kentucky Home.” The Commonwealth...