Kentucky Derby News

Team Valor International’s dominant Champagne Stakes (Grade I) winner U. S. S. Valor (8-1) headlines the first of six opportunities to bet on Kentucky Derby 153 contenders in advance of the May 1 classic when Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager...

Red Lane Thoroughbreds LLC’s Jas put away front-running favorite Card Man leaving the far turn and turned back a formidable stretch rally by Staunch to narrowly win Sunday’s 14th running of the $195,000 Street Sense (Grade III) – the featured event...

With the Breeders’ Cup World Championships just days away, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent out four contenders for their final works Sunday morning at Churchill Downs, including Grade I winners Explora (four furlongs, 48), Hughes (four furlongs,...

Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Grade I) contender Built, Juvenile Fillies (GI) hopefuls Foxiest and Scarlett Begonia and Distaff (GI) contender Splendora breezed Friday morning at Churchill Downs in their final preparations for next weekend’s World Championships...

Patricia’s Hope and Mark Farrar’s Blessed Flyer will attempt to remain undefeated when he faces seven rivals entered in Sunday’s 14th running of the $200,000 Street Sense (Grade III), part of the Stars of Tomorrow I program that opens the 24-day...

Horse racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open its 137th Fall Meet with an 11-race program – all for promising 2-year-old Thoroughbreds.
 
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KAS Stables’ Bishops Bay is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (GI) following his determined victory in Saturday’s $399,000 Ack Ack (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables, announced the Breeders’ Cup plans Saturday night...

Dragoon Guard rated off a fast early pace and powered home down the stretch to easily win Saturday’s 13th running of the $498,000 Lukas Classic (Grade II) for 3-year-olds and up at Churchill Downs by 3 ¼ lengths over the tiring early leader Chunk of...

Zedan Racing Stables’ unbeaten Salahudin returned to the Churchill Downs work tab Saturday with a bullet half-mile move in :46.20, his first published work since winning the $400,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) on Sept. 12.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Salahudin...