Byron King’s Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

Many eyes will be on the racing in Kentucky with it being Kentucky Derby (G1) weekend, but don’t sleep on racing in New York. The headline contest May 1 at Aqueduct Racetrack is the $175,000 Sheepshead Bay Stakes (G3T).

Owners who paid tariffs on horses imported to the United States in 2025 could be eligible for a refund of those payments following a Feb. 20 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Take a look at the field for the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs in post position order.

Among the nine graduates of BloodHorse’s Maiden Watch entered in the Kentucky Derby (G1) are the three favorites: Renegade, Further Ado, and Commandment.

Imaginationthelady, a grade 2 winner and the slight 4-1 morning-line favorite, faces plenty of high-quality competition in the 1 1/16-mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs.

On the April 28 episode of BloodHorse at the Derby: Byron King shares analysis of the race, Kate Hunter speaks on the Japanese horses’ final works, Todd Pletcher reacts to Renegade’s post position, and Liz Morris aims for history with Jaime Torres.

As Churchill Downs’ liaison to recruit and assist Japanese horses for the Kentucky Derby (G1), Kate Hunter doesn’t mince words about her role and her goal.

Blood Horse news editor Byron King discusses his selections for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 2 at Churchill Downs.

The emotional story that follows the Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner into the Kentucky Derby (G1). Video courtesy of America’s Best Racing.