When is the Kentucky Derby 2025? Jody Demling revealed his 2025 Kentucky Derby picks for the Run for the Roses on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs

Bob Baffert's Barnes and Rodriguez are the top two choices in the morning line for Saturday's Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes Baffert never has saddled more than three horses in a single Kentucky Derby After missing the last three Kentucky Derbies because of ...

Among the expected contenders for the Virginia Derby is Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Grade 1 winner Gaming. Trained by Bob Baffert, Gaming won the Del Mar Futurit

Names and information of the top 5 contenders on the Road to Kentucky Derby leaderboard for May 3 Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Andrew Champagne's top 20 contenders for the 2025 Kentucky Derby following the Gotham, Fountain of Youth, and San Felipe

Going into Saturday’s $300,000 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, the discussion revolved around early Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Barnes.

Saturday boasts three major prep races, with the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth, G3 Gotham, and G2 San Felipe combining to offer 315 Kentucky Derby points. With that in mind, these rankings are almost certain to shift significantly next week.

Saturday’s Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule features a trifecta of Championship Series stakes as key races for bigger Derby preps at the same tracks in the next month. It starts with the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park plus huge betting pools.

Madaket Road will ship back to California for Baffert, with future plans undetermined. “I told [jockey Irad Ortiz] to just let him run away from there,” Baffert told DRF. “I was hoping for a little 46 and 4 at the half-mile and I saw 45 and I went,

Bob Baffert's Barnes and Rodriguez are the top two choices in the morning line for Saturday's Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes Baffert never has saddled more than three horses in a single Kentucky Derby ...