Kentucky Derby News

Which Kentucky Derby trail challenger should I bet in the Jerome Stakes?

There are no sure bets in horse racing, but it seems reasonably safe to conclude #3 Independence Hall is going to win the $150,000 Jerome Stakes on New Year’s Day at Aqueduct....

Arguably the most exciting Kentucky Derby (G1) prospect yet to try a points race, Independence Hall will rectify that situation in Wednesday’s $150,000 Jerome at Aqueduct.
The unbeaten colt was last seen romping by 12 1/4 lengths in the November...

Dave Erb, who rode Hall of Fame champion Needles to victory in the 1956 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, died Nov. 22 at the age of 95. The news was first reported by BloodHorse.com on Dec. 27, sourcing the Jockeys Guild and a member of the Erb family.
The...

Who is running in the Mr. Prospector Stakes?
A small, but superb, field of six will vie in Saturday’s $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The seven-furlong feature has attracted two of the top sprinters in the world, as well...

Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables and LNJ Foxwoods’ Shoplifted earned 10 points on the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby with a game tally in the $400,000 Springboard Mile Stakes at Remington Park on Dec. 15. The Steve Asmussen charge was a head...

Two of the world’s top sprint performers headline a compact field of six in Saturday’s $100,000 Mr. Prospector (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The seven-eighths dash on the dirt has a Grade 1-caliber cast, and it will take a fine performance to come...

The second scoring race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki, served up a thrilling finish as Vacation just caught Iolite on the wire. Rallying furiously in deep stretch, the once-beaten colt surged...

The only runner in Sunday night’s $400,000 Springboard Mile with experience at the Grade 1 level, Shoplifted, called on that class edge to prevail in the Kentucky Derby (G1) points race at Remington Park.
The Steve Asmussen trainee had flashed...

The first scoring race on the Japan Road, the November 23 Cattleya Sho at Tokyo, produced a potentially smart winner in Dieu du Vin. None of the Cattleya Sho runners will contest the second points race, Wednesday’s Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun, so the...

As Churchill Downs continues to push for international participation in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the European Road to the Kentucky Derby and the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby are slowly gaining recognition and momentum.
Each international qualification...