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Two decades after his first Claiming Crown triumph, trainer Wayne Catalano returned to the winner’s circle Saturday when Ghostly Gal upset the $174,500 Claiming Crown Tiara at Churchill Downs.
The 6-year-old mare, owned by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds,...

Jockey Samuel Camacho Jr. has made a strong return to the Churchill Downs jockey colony, recording two wins through the first 13 days of the Fall Meet while securing mounts on several live contenders in Saturday’s Claiming Crown.
“It was always a...

Churchill Downs will host the 26th Claiming Crown on Saturday, showcasing eight supercharged starter allowance races worth a combined $1.1 million in purses. First post for the 11-race card is 1 p.m. and the Claiming Crown will be staged from Races 4-11...

Veteran jockey Martin Garcia capped off a standout week on Saturday with his third consecutive win as he guided Horace Mann to victory at Churchill Downs. Garcia’s win streak began with his Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) triumph last Friday aboard...

Jordan Wycoff’s Money Supply, a $35,000 claim turned Grade III winner, leads an oversubscribed field of 12 3-year-olds and up plus two also-eligibles entered in next Saturday’s $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, the highlight of the 26th Claiming Crown...

Godolphin’s promising 2-year-old colt East Avenue returned to trainer Brendan Walsh’s barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday, two days after a disappointing ninth-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI).
Sent off as the 9-5 favorite, East Avenue...

Former Grade III winner Liberal Arts returned to action for the first time in seven months Wednesday at Churchill Downs and gamely defeated Banishing by a head to win a second-level allowance race while earning a career-best 95 Brisnet Speed Rating.
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Godolphin’s star 2-year-old filly Immersive returned to Churchill Downs on Monday, fresh off her commanding 4 ½-length victory in Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade I) at Del Mar.
Trained by Brad Cox, Immersive is undefeated...

Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 151, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Hopeful (Grade I) and Champagne (GI) winner Chancer McPatrick,...

Several local connections from Churchill Downs will compete for racing’s richest prizes and championship honors this weekend at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar.
 
Below is a race-by-race lineup of the Churchill Downs connections...