Mon, 01/12/2026 - 14:05

Ted Noffey individual favorite at 6-1 in third Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool

By David Grening
Barbara D. Livingston
In the second pool, which closed on Dec. 1, “all others” closed as the 2-1 favorite, while Ted Noffey was the individual betting favorite at 7-1.

Ted Noffey, the undefeated winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, has been made the 6-1 individual favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, which opens on Friday.

Ted Noffey, who has yet to record a published workout in 2026, is one of 39 individual betting interests being offered in the pool, which opens at noon Eastern on Friday and closes at 6 p.m. Sunday. “All others” was made the 4-1 favorite.

Further Ado, winner of the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes in November, and Paladin, winner of the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes on Dec. 6, are both listed at 10-1.

Wed, 12/17/2025 - 15:23

Pyromancer earns Kentucky Derby points with Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun win

By Steve Andersen

Pyromancer won his stakes debut – and remained unbeaten after three starts – with a game victory in Wednesday’s $458,700 Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki Racecourse in Japan, the second of four qualifying races in the country for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2.

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 11:56

Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Ted Noffey 6-1 individual favorite in pool 2

By Matt Hegarty
Barbara D. Livingston
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager runs from Thursday to Sunday. A Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager will also be offered.

Ted Noffey, the undefeated winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, has been made the 6-1 individual favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool opening on Thursday.

Ted Noffey, who is the likely 2-year-old champion, is one of 39 individual horses being offered in the pool, which will close on Sunday. The final entry, “all others foaled in 2023,” is the 9-5 favorite.

Mon, 10/27/2025 - 11:47

Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool 1 opens Wednesday, closes prior to BC Juvenile

By Matt Hegarty
Barbara D. Livingston
Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager offers a betting option for "all fillies foaled in 2023."

Churchill Downs will open the betting on next year’s Kentucky Derby with the first of its future wager pools on Wednesday, with betting closing just prior to the running of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Friday evening.

Mon, 09/08/2025 - 16:39

Churchill releases Kentucky Derby qualifier schedule

By Matt Hegarty
Barbara D. Livingston
The 36-race qualifying series starts with this Saturday's Iroquois Stakes at Churchill.

This year’s series awarding qualifying points for entry into next year's Kentucky Derby will include 36 races, starting with Saturday’s Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs, according to a schedule released Monday by track personnel.

Twenty-one of the races have been categorized in the “prep season” running from Sept. 13 to Feb. 21, with most awarding 10 or 20 points to the winner. The exception is the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, which awards 30 points to the winner.

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 12:22

Mott's ties to Sovereignty's family go way back

By Nicole Russo
Barbara D. Livingston
Bill Mott, shown with wife Tina, put the tack on both Sovereignty's granddam and great-granddam.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty officially got on the work tab about a year ago and made his first start last August, but Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott’s association with the family goes back more than a quarter-century. He put the tack on great-granddam Sluice for her career debut in July 2000 and has since handled a few generations of this family.

“It’s really kind of a neat thing to be able to train those families and those generations of horses,” Mott said. “It might be telling my age a little bit, but it really makes it pretty special.”

Mon, 05/05/2025 - 11:38

Into Mischief, Medaglia d'Oro make history as stallions

By Nicole Russo
Debra A. Roma
Sovereignty became the third son of Into Mischief to win the Kentucky Derby.

Regardless of what happens the rest of the way with the Triple Crown and other major spring events, sires Into Mischief and Medaglia d’Oro exit the first weekend in May having already pulled off their own historic triples in the classics.

Sun, 05/04/2025 - 11:46

Kentucky Derby 2025: Sovereignty running in Preakness not a sure thing

By David Grening
Debra A. Roma
Sovereignty earned a 104 Beyer Speed Figure for Saturday's triumph in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Though Sovereignty came out of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby victory in good shape - save a superficial scrape on his right front pastern - he is far from definite to move on to Pimlico and pursue the Triple Crown at the Preakness Stakes in two weeks, his connections said Sunday morning.

Sat, 05/03/2025 - 20:07

Kentucky Derby 2025: Journalism's camp offers no excuses for runner-up finish

By Mike Welsch
Ciara Bowen
Journalism had never competed over a wet racetrack prior to Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -  It would have been easy for Journalism's connections to make excuses after his second-place finish as the 3-1 favorite in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. After all, not only had Journalism never competed over a wet racetrack prior to the race, he had never even stepped foot on an "off" track at any point in his career before the walkover for the Derby.

Sat, 05/03/2025 - 19:28

Kentucky Derby 2025: Sovereignty runs down Journalism to complete Godolphin sweep

By David Grening
Barbara D. Livingston
Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after Sovereignty's victory in the Kentucky Derby.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Bill Mott didn’t have to wait 22 minutes for this Kentucky Derby victory. And the decades-long quest for Kentucky Derby success is over for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum.

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