Kentucky Derby News

Betting preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile An exciting group of prospects will headline the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) next Friday at Santa Anita. The standout race for two-year-olds is often a springboard to an Eclipse Award,...

What names should we watch for in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with potential to hit the 2020 Kentucky Derby? Gary and Mary West’s champion Game Winner captured the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Churchill Downs to cap a perfect two-year-old...

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile favorites who came up short There have been 35 runnings of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) dating back to 1984 when champion Chief’s Crown was a winner in the inaugural edition of the race at Hollywood Park. The marquee event...

Learn who is running in the Rave Run Stakes at Keeneland A cast of 11 sophomore fillies will travel seven furlongs in the $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2) at Keeneland on Saturday. The feature of the day pits a talented and well-matched field of three-year-olds...

A well-matched field of 11 three-year-old fillies will contest the Saturday feature at Keeneland Race Course. The $250,000 Raven Run Stakes (G2), at seven furlongs on the dirt, lacks a clear standout and appears to be a very good betting event. I will...

A compact field of six will travel 1 ½ miles on the Woodbine turf on Saturday in the $800,000 Canadian International Stakes (Can-G1). The talented cast features four European imports, including the defending champion, as well as a pair of contenders...

The Kentucky Derby is the most coveted prize and the most anticipated event in American horse racing. And there is nothing like picking the winner on the first Saturday in May. Reciting the words “I had the Derby winner” carries a sense of accomplishment...

A European-dominated field of six will vie in Saturday’s C$800,000 Canadian International Stakes (G1) at Woodbine. The 1 1/2-mile turf test is led by defending champion Desert Encounter from the barn of David Simcock, but I will side with another one...

When Kentucky Derby handicappers refer to the betting odds – 5-2, 8-1, 50-1, etc. – what do they mean? And how can you filter through all the betting terminology to make a well-reasoned wager on the greatest two minutes in sports? The odds should...

The Kentucky Derby regularly features 20 three-year-olds in the starting gate and finding true win contenders in the field is a difficult task. It involves determining which horses will thrive at a distance that most have never attempted, and which horses...