The Robert. B. Lewis Stakes (G3) is a Southern California Kentucky Derby prep race that has been dominated in recent years by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who has won the last six editions among his 12 victories in this Santa Anita Park race.

His lone try on dirt inconclusive, Di Scola Boys Stable's grade 3 winner He's Not Joking will get another chance to prove himself over the main track in the $265,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

The first couple of performances by a young horse can be deceiving. One mediocre effort followed by a strong race can raise a question as to which one reflects the horse's true ability.

A little more than a week after he was formally announced as the Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male of 2024, Citizen Bull kicks off his 3-year-old campaign Feb. 1 in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park.

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

A year after its colt No More Time was ruled out of the Kentucky Derby (G1) due to injury, Morplay Racing begins a new quest for the Run for the Roses with Guns Loaded in the Feb. 1 $265,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

The New York Racing Association announced Jan. 27 that general admission tickets, hospitality offerings, and reserved seats for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at historic Saratoga Race Course will go on sale to the public Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. ET.

Now ranking second on the Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard after winning the Southwest Stakes (G3), Speed King is putting the 'little guys' on center stage, including his North Carolina-based breeder Nancy Shuford.

As the three favorites trailed early, pacesetter Speed King rolled to a one-length upset victory in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.

When apprentice jockey Tyler Bacon rode his first career race Oct. 27, 2023, at Columbus in Nebraska, the purse was $6,500. On Jan. 25 at Oaklawn Park, Bacon will ride in his first career graded stakes race, the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3).

After the Road to the Kentucky Derby series passed through Louisiana last week with the Lecomte Stakes (G3), the next qualifying race moves to Arkansas Jan. 25 when Oaklawn Park stages the Southwest Stakes (G3).

After losing the Kentucky Derby (G1) by a nose, it figured that Sierra Leone's drive for the 3-year-old male championship would come down to the final furlong of America's richest dirt race.

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

Impressive maiden winner Patch Adams faces off with grade 1 winner and Eclipse finalist Gaming on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park Jan. 25.