After winning a maiden route at Keeneland Oct. 10 by 20 lengths, Spendthrift Farm's Further Ado makes a highly anticipated stakes debut Nov. 29 against six juvenile rivals in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.
Churchill Downs Racetrack has revealed the official mint julep glass and "Art of the Kentucky Derby" for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby (G1). Both were designed by Kentucky native Grayson Reynolds.
Tickets for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby will go on sale on Nov. 13 at noon ET. The 2026 race will be run on Saturday, May 2.
Blackout Time, scratched by regulatory veterinarians from the Oct. 31 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar, remains targeted toward races next year leading to the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, trainer Kenny McPeek said.
The first of six opportunities to bet on the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) opens Oct. 29 through Oct. 31 with Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, headlined by likely Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite Ted Noffey.
Hundreds of Kentucky HBPA-member trainers are now eligible to sign up for a workers' compensation policy that covers their stable employees at a possible substantial savings.
Strong fields have turned out for the American Pharoah Stakes (G1), Breeders' Futurity (G1), and Champagne Stakes (G1), a trio of Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers taking place Oct. 4.
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance has received $250,000 of annual funding from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The funding will go directly to accredited aftercare facilities in Kentucky.
Jamie Insole was a man on a mission at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, with the Urloxhey Stables joint-trainer featuring among the buyers at the Kentucky bonanza via a daughter of sire-on-fire Justify.
Irad Ortiz Jr., the five-time Eclipse Award winner as well as North America's top jockey in races won every year since 2017, has moved his tack from New York to Kentucky for the fall.