The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" winds through Virginia for the first time this weekend, as the Virginia Derby joins the ...

Saturday is 2025 Tampa Bay Derby day, the signature day of the year at Tampa Bay Downs. Seven 3-year-olds have been entered for the Tampa Bay Derby 2025, a key race on the road to the Kentucky Derby.

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its ... For Saturday, Menez has handicapped the late Pick 3 at Tampa ...

The winning horse in the Tampa Bay Derby 2025 will be awarded 50 qualifying points, which would all but guarantee they race at Churchill Downs in May. Post time for Saturday's 1 1/16-mile race at ...

Son of Exaggerator rebounded with aplomb after a last-out third in the Pegasus World Cup Invitational in late January ...

We also recap and preview Derby prep action. Owen Almighty, twice beaten in a pair of earlier races at Tampa Bay Downs this winter, took the top prize when stakes were highest in the $350,000 ...

The 1 1⁄16-mile Tampa Bay Derby (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs has long existed in the shadow of richer Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races at nearby Gulfstream Park. But despite facing fierce competition to ...

Seven runners will try to boost their stock in the Kentucky Derby odds this Saturday in the Grade III, $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby. The 1 1/16th-mile heat at Tampa Bay Downs marks the return of dual ...

Harpoon Harry (5/2), Well Connected (7/2), Makizan (4/1), He's A Good Dancer (15/2), Silver Style (8/1), H C Holiday (12/1), Callihoo (12/1), Tony Small (14/1), Funkenstein (16/1), Millennium ...

Ehsaan (6/4), Passioned (2/1), Uncle Truly (11/4), Sonic Speed (4/1), Drunk On Sake (9/1), Fake Celebrity (10/1), Denying (16/1), Paxton (20/1), Supreme Dominance (20/1), Kansas Cat (25/1), Fred ...

Chancer Mcpatrick was sixth in that race but still rates the chief danger to the selection here. Fellow class-dropper Filoso completes the shortlist.

A look at the Kentucky Derby contenders after a mild upset at Santa Anita and other ups and downs for top 3-year-olds.