IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr.’s undefeated Big Brown was installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite Wednesday afternoon over 19 rivals for Saturday’s 134th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) at Churchill Downs. read more

Cool Coal Man put in his final Kentucky Derby work Thursday morning, breezing a half-mile in :47.40 in company with stablemate Chris Got Even, who was clocked in the same time, which was the second fastest of 35 at the distance. Megan Smillie was aboard Cool Coal Man and Julien Leparoux, who will ride...

Four Roses Thoroughbreds’ Anak Nakal , winner of the $250,000-added Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (Grade II) at Churchill Downs, continued his preparation for a run in the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) with a four-furlong work over the Louisville track on Friday. read...

BIG BROWN (Boundary), the undefeated winner of the Florida Derby (G1), worked five furlongs in 1:00 3/5 on a fast track at Palm Meadows on Friday. The Richard Dutrow-trained colt is a leading contender for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3 at Churchill Downs. read more

Robert LaPenta’s Cool Coal Man, a major contender for the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on May 3 at Churchill Downs, prepped for a planned run in next week’s $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (GI) at Keeneland with a sharp half-mile work on Thursday at Churchill...

Robert LaPenta’s unbeaten War Pass, the champion 2-year-old of 2007 and winner of the $2 million Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I), remained a narrow favorite at the midway point of Pool 2 of Churchill Downs’ 2008 Kentucky Derby Future Wager – but the mutuel field, or “all others,” picked...

Robert Lapenta's COOL COAL MAN (Mineshaft) made a bold three-wide move approaching the final turn and held off a resilient Elysium Fields (El Prado [Ire]) in posting a half-length win in the $350,000 Fountain Of Youth (GII) at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. read more

Sunday's $350,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) is the first two-turn stakes race for Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls at Gulfstream Park, and the 1 1/8-mile event proved popular at the entry box with a dozen entries. Remsen S. read more