As a son of champion sprinter Runhappy, So Happy wasn't supposed to be able to get the 1 1/8-mile distance of the Grade 1 $500,000 Santa Anita Derby, but he did, winning the race by 2 3/4 lengths.
Riley Mott trainee Albus won New York's definitive prep race for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, drawing clear in the stretch to post a 1 1/4-length victory over fast-closing 38-1 shot Right to Party in the Grade 2
Before Ted Noffey was sidelined with bone bruising earlier this spring, Spendthrift Farm appeared to have the favorite to win the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs.
For the 10th year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
A field of seven is set for the 102nd running of the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on the first Saturday of Keeneland Race Course’s Spring Meet. First run in 1911 at Kentucky Association Racetrack in Lexington and continuing in 1937 at Keeneland following a 10-year interval, the Blue Grass Stakes has produced 23
