Derby Prep News Today

Jeffrey Hampton of Salem, Ind., is the 2023 winner of Horseshoe Indianapolis' Road to Louisville handicapping tournament.

PlayUSA has locked in on 12 of the top contenders for the upcoming race. The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 7.

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, usracing.com contributor and award-winning writer Maryjean Wall recalls the freedom journey of two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Jimmy Winkfield.

Saturday was one of those blurry days where horseplayers were dazed and confused by the two biggest events: the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) and the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn.

This weekend should shake up the Top 10, too, with three Derby-point qualifiers – the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita, and the $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct.

Newgrange will run in the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn, but trainer Bob Bafferts ban keeps the colt from earning Kentucky Derby qualifying points

Halfway around the world, King Abdulaziz Racetrack hosts the richest race of the year on Saturday, the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1).

We’re off and running on the road the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, which means the first installment of the usracing.com Derby Top 10 Rankings.

Right now, it’s all Todd: front and center. He bagged three graded stakes on Pegasus Day, including the $3 million World Cup (G1) Invitational with Life Is Good and the $1 million World Cup Turf with Colonel Liam.

This weekend more than two dozen 3-year-olds will be competing for Derby points in the 10-4-2-1 range in three preps – at Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park on Saturday, and at Santa Anita on Sunday.