As most horseplayers know, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) usually comes away with an Eclipse Award as the 2-year-old male champion and earns the role as the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby. It’s played out that way for 33 of the first 41 Breeders’ Cup Juveniles, and the vi...
The Undisputed Two-Year-Old Champion Ted Noffey, a magnificent grey or roan colt by the industry’s powerhouse sire Into Mischief, emphatically closed his juvenile campaign by conquering the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on Future Stars Friday. This victory was not merely a wi...
The $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (G1) opens the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday, with Comport the 6-5 morning line favorite in a field of 10 2-year-olds. Fittingly, the Iroquois at Churchill Downs is the first of more than two dozen Derby preps around the country that lead back to the 152nd ...
Believe it or not, the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) opens Saturday at Churchill Downs with the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (G3). For all of you handicappers tracking promising 2-year-olds over the summer, it’s time to hunker down and see if you’re on the right path. The 1-mile Iroquois offers De...
Macho Music stepped up, stepped out cleanly, and led every step of the way in the slop and won the $600,000 Pat Day Mile (G2) on Saturday at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard. Dismissed at 13-1 odds in a field of nine 3-year-olds, Macho Music broke out of the gate under Javier Castella...
The Garland of Roses, worn by a single 3-year-old every year, has come to symbolize the Kentucky Derby throughout the world almost since the race’s inception. It is 122 inches long, 22 inches wide, and weighs approximately 40 lbs. The lining is made of deep green moiré bengaline and features the ...
After a few weeks of evaluating so much intel on the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders, the US Racing Team handicappers have decided who to bet in the Run for the Roses. Who are the USRacing Team's Picks for the Run for the Roses? Journalism is the top pick from four of our seven handicappers to [&hell...
One horse's Connections will have their Derby Dreams come True The plot lines are plentiful, the betting options bountiful, and the fashion statements bold and beautiful: Horseplayers and racing fans, it’s time for the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. And what an unpredictable field! Speed ...
Kentucky Derby Betting 2025: Breaking Down the Field Ahead of the Run for the Roses With the 151st Kentucky Derby (G1) just days away, bettors and horse racing fans are closely analyzing post positions and form as they prepare to lock in their bets for the most significant event in American horse ra...
Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner. It is unclear if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadic in the following years. Finally, in 1924,...
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