Kentucky Derby odds: Vegas lists 4 new names, total of 119

Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Fierceness held firm as the futuresmarkets' individual favorite, and a 2-for-2 colt trained by Bob Baffertshortened to a strong second choice in Las Vegas to win Kentucky Derby 2024. Nysos, the winner of the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes this monthat Del Mar, was cut from 35-1 to 20-1 at Caesars Sportsbook in Nevada.…

The third jewel of the Triple Crown will be run this Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A field of nine has been entered in the Belmont, headed by morning-line favorite Forte and Preakness winner National Treasure. Kentucky Derby winner Mage was not entered. Forte was also the Kentucky Derby morning line favorite but was scratched by…

Rattle N Roll, shown winning the Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland, is the favorite in Saturday's Grade III Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs. Photo courtesy of Keeneland June 2 (UPI) -- Horse racing's focus remains squarely on Churchill Downs this weekend with full fields slated to contest important stakes races, while regulators implement new safety…

The highlight of this Saturday's race card at Churchill Downs is the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby. This year's "Run for the Roses" has 23 entries on the morning line. I have five contenders in my program book for the Kentucky Derby that could win. These five horses have morning line odds, and my prediction to win this stakes race is in percentage points.…

As a major prep race for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6, the Florida Derby is at Gulfstream Park this Saturday, April 1. The Grade 1 stakes race is open to three-year-old thoroughbreds and the prize purse is $1 million. The Florida Derby covers 1 1/8 miles on dirt as the featured event of this race card. Of the 12 entries in Saturday's…

Angel of Empire crashed the Kentucky Derby 2023 party Saturdaynight, and his victory at Fair Grounds in the Grade 2 Risen Star generated plentyof steam in the Las Vegas futures market. Listed at only one sportsbook last week at 225-1, the ClassicEmpire colt trained by Brad Cox shortened during the weekend to a best price of50-1, his opening odds at…

Dubyuhnell defeats Arctic Arrogance in December's Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct. Dubyuhnell is the favorite in Saturday's $250000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and Arctic Arrogance is the favorite in the $250000 Withers at the Big A, both Kentucky Derby preps. Photo by Susie Raisher, courtesy of New York Racing Association Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The…

Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday holds its first Kentucky Derby points race of the year, one of three prep races on this week's calendar. The Sam F. Davis Stakes drew a robust field of 12, including the highly-regarded Dubyuhnell. The race winner receives 20 Derby qualifying points, with 8-6-4-2 points awarded for second through fifth place. That's the…

A winner of the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes to close out his juvenile season, Dubyuhnell headlines a full field of 12 Kentucky Derby hopefuls in Saturday's $250000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. After running fourth in his career debut at Saratoga against a stacked field, the son of Good Magic has won two straight for trainer Danny Gargan.…

Leading US handicapper Richard Eng has a look at the three-year-olds currently at the centre of conversations ahead of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, 2023 USA: The Kentucky Derby is America's most famous horse race. The limit for starters is 20 so I will mention my top 20 horses in total - the top 12 plus eight more who…

Each week, this important article will provide the standings, power rankings, and recent transactions for every league member. Not only will you see the latest claims in the league (which will show you what horses might be up-and-coming), but you will also get updates on the runners as they prepare for their next starts along the Kentucky Derby…

Even if a race does not carry qualifying points, if there are 3-year-olds running, it could end up being a prep for Kentucky Derby 2023. In addition to the Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, there are six other races Saturday that include 15 horses who already are in the Derby futures market in Las Vegas or are on the verge of being there. Maiden…

The trail toward the first Saturday in May reaches its next step on the first Saturday in January. Arctic Arrogance is the 8-5 morning-line favorite for the $150000 Jerome Stakes. Post time from Aqueduct is 3:16 p.m., with FS2 showing the one-mile event for 3-year-olds. The Jerome awards its top five finishers Kentucky Derby qualifying points on a…

Linda Rice was not thinking about the Kentucky Derby whenshe paid $50000 to claim a horse who won at Aqueduct last month. Now that coltmay have some influence on how the first points prep of 2023 will be run. The story of how Valenzan Day could impact Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct cannot be told, though, without his stakes-winning…

The Road to the Kentucky Derby series opened in late September, but the prep season doesn't get into full swing until the New Year. And the first qualifier of 2023 took place at Oaklawn Park on New Year's Day, the Smarty Jones. Twenty-six additional point races will be offered for the May 6 Kentucky Derby (G1) over the next 3 1/2 months. Let's…

A game second in the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes last month, Arctic Arrogance headlines a field of eight Kentucky Derby hopefuls entered in Saturday's $150000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. Trained by Linda Rice, who also has Valenzan Day in the race, this son of Frosted has not finished worse than second in four career starts. After breaking his maiden…

Witha second Las Vegas sportsbook getting into the futures mix last week for Kentucky Derby 2023, it did not take long for a new, best-priced favorite tostep forward. Attractingearly action Thursday when Circa Sports launched its Derby futures, Breeders'Cup Juvenile winner Forte was cut right away from an 18-1 opener to 16-1 and then eventually…

Welcome to 2023 Kentucky Derby Prospect Snapshots, where we'll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from a race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule. That schedule consists of prep races offering qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, running from September 2022 through mid-April 2023. The 1…

Racing on the 2023 Kentucky Derby trail in New York resumes on Saturday at Aqueduct with the Grade 2, $250000 Remsen Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile contest, which is the second official Derby qualifying race of the year at the Big A, attracted a field of seven 2-year-olds and offers points to the top five finishers (10-4-3-2-1). Last year the Remsen…

Racing on the 2023 Kentucky Derby trail in New York resumes on Saturday at Aqueduct with the Grade 2, $250000 Remsen Stakes. The 1 1/8-mile contest, which is the second official Derby qualifying race of the year at the Big A, attracted a field of seven 2-year-olds and offers points to the top five finishers (10-4-3-2-1). Last year the Remsen…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Curly Jack May Set Them Straight In G2 KY Jockey Club (Curly Jack / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Michael McLaughlin's $300000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) winner Curly Jack headlines a field of nine 2-year-old colts that were entered in Saturday's 96 running of the $400000 Kentucky…

Evenas debut winner Arabian Knight held firm as the favorite, one of his stablematesbecame the 14th horse from Bob Baffert's stable to be listed in the Kentucky Derby 2023 futures posted at Caesars Sportsbook in Nevada. Massimo,a $575000 Uncle Mo colt who broke his maiden at Del Mar on Sunday in hisfourth start, opened this week at 135-1. His…

CaveRock went into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with the best speed numbers. Fortecame out of it with the victory. Two days after they raced at Keeneland,neither was the Nevada futures favorite for Kentucky Derby 2023. Instead, it wasa Bob Baffert colt who won a maiden race on the Breeders' Cup Saturday undercard. Arabian Knight, who won Saturday's…

Courvoisier, shown winning the Jerome Sakes, returns for Saturday's Grade III Withers at Aqueduct, a Kentucky Derby prep. Photo by Chelsey Durand, courtesy of New York Racing Association Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Three official Kentucky Derby prep races top the U.S. weekend horse racing schedule while Hot Rod Charlie, one of last year's Triple Crown…