Derby News

Japan’s Forever Young, who was narrowly denied by two noses in the Kentucky Derby (G1), is expected to return stateside for the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar.

Fierceness, 15th as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby (G1) when last seen on the first Saturday in May, partially eased the disappointment of that finish on Saturday with a strong comeback win over Derby runner-up Sierra Leone in the $500,000 Jim Dandy...

Saturday’s $500,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga will help to clarify the contenders for the Aug. 24 Travers (G1).

Even a troubled start couldn’t put a dent in Thorpedo Anna’s superiority in Saturday’s $465,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga.

Saturday’s $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park produced another thrilling stretch tussle between Dornoch and Mindframe. But Dornoch was more decisive this time than in the Belmont (G1).

Last time out in the Belmont (G1), Dornoch repelled an inexperienced Mindframe by a half-length. The two are set to fight it out again in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell (G1) at Monmouth Park.

If Thorpedo Anna extends her winning streak at Saratoga on Saturday, might she take on the boys next in the Aug. 24 Travers (G1)?

A troubled 10th when trying to emulate full brother Mage in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Dornoch rebounded with clear sailing in the Belmont (G1) at Saratoga.

Mystik Dan and Sierra Leone, separated by a nose in a Kentucky Derby (G1) thriller, square off again in Saturday’s $2 million Belmont S. (G1).

Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas became the oldest trainer to win a jewel of the Triple Crown in Saturday’s Preakness (G1), as Seize the Grey seized the day with a wire-to-wire upset at a muddy Pimlico.