Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we take a look each week at a recent winner on the Road to the Derby schedule from which racehorses earn points toward qualifying for the 1 ¼-mile classic race May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs.
Further Ado followed up a striking maiden victory at Keeneland last month by producing a 1 3/4-length score in the $400,000 Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Nov. 29 at Churchill Downs.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this Saturday at Churchill Downs with the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, a Grade 2 race offering 10 qualifying points to the winner. The field of seven promising 2-year-old colts will line up as part of the Stars of Tomorrow II card.
Churchill Downs has revealed the official mint julep glass and “Art of the Kentucky Derby” for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve – both designed by Kentucky-native Grayson Reynolds.
If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. Never fear, America’s Best Racing is here to help.
The Kentucky Derby is the most-watched horse race of the year in the United States and is widely considered one of the most important sporting events in the country, having grown to become much more than just a horse race since Aristides won the first edition in 1875.
