Road to the Kentucky Derby

Talkin enters the $250,000 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday with the benefit of having faced some of the better colts of his generation.
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Thanks to his win in the Oct. 31 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), Ted Noffey shortened to 7-1 odds in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2.
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If Further Ado is as good as he advertised when graduating third out at Keeneland last month, he'll be tough to beat Saturday in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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On Sunday at Churchill Downs, Incredibolt surged from last to first to take the $200,000 Street Sense (G3) in eye-catching fashion.
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The fall meet at Churchill Downs kicks off Sunday with the first of two "Stars of Tomorrow," programs devoted exclusively to two-year-olds.
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Sunday’s star-studded Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) card included five other Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events at ParisLongchamp.
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Welcome to our LIVE American Pharoah and Champagne Stakes, odds, picks, entries, results, coverage and more!
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Ted Noffey made a statement in the Hopeful (G1) on Labor Day, pummeling the opposition in recording an 8 1/2-length victory.
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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert again has the numbers in the $300,000 American Pharoah (G1) at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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It's Our Time dazzled in his Aug. 16 debut at Saratoga, winning by 17 3/4 lengths as a 5-1 chance. What he can do for an encore will be found out Saturday in the $500,000 Champagne (G1) at Aqueduct over one mile.
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The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby series kicks off Saturday at Churchill Downs, when the Derby site plays host to the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) over one mile.
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Gosger made his stakes and two-turn debut a winning one in Saturday's Lexington Stakes at Keeneland
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Burnham Square, a pleasant surprise who keeps on giving, confirmed his spot in next month's Kentucky Derby (G1) by winning the $1,225,625 Blue Grass (G1) at Keeneland on Tuesday.
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The expectation that Saturday's $500,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) would yield the likely favorite for next month's Kentucky Derby (G1) came to fruition when Journalism followed up his last-out win in the San Felipe (G2) with a come-from-behind score in the 1 1/8-mile test.
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The California form heading into the Kentucky Derby (G1) was flattered in New York on Saturday when Rodriguez gave nine rivals the slip in the $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct.
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After Luxor Cafe clinched his invitation to the Kentucky Derby (G1) via the Japan Road, his form was upheld in Saturday’s UAE Derby (G2) by Admire Daytona, who booked his own ticket to Louisville.
Read ArticleThe Dubai World Cup (G1) anchors a quartet of Breeders' Cup Challenge races at Meydan Saturday, and earlier on the card, the Euro/Mideast Road to the Kentucky Derby concludes with the UAE Derby (G2).
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Withers winner Captain Cook will look to certify himself as a serious Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct. He heads a 12-horse field in the major Kentucky Derby qualifier.
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Chancer McPatrick and River Thames highlight a deep and competitive field of seven in Saturday's $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.
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Presumptive Kentucky Derby favorite Journalism will make his final prep in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby against a pair of well-regarded Bob Baffert trainees; Tenma heads six in Santa Anita Oaks
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