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Latest News November 27, 2024

Churchill Downs Update: Hit Show, Most Wanted Lead Cox's Strong Hand in Friday's Clark

Trainer Brad Cox has stacked the entry box for the final week of Churchill Downs’ 2024 Fall Meet with 16 horses entered from Thursday through Sunday, including the top two choices in Friday’s $600,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade...

Stakes Advance November 24, 2024

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advance: Ack Ack Winner Three Technique Tops Field in Inaugural Cherokee Mile on Closing Day

Ack Ack Stakes (Grade III) winner Three Technique will aim to regain his top form after a disappointing effort in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (Grade I) as he faces 10 rivals, including Perryville Stakes winner Brunacini, in next Sunday’s inaugural...

Stakes Recap November 23, 2024

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Grade III, $300,000 Chilukki and Grade III, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf

Rigney Racing LLC’s 3-year-old filly Two Sharp collected the first stakes win of her brief career with a jaw-dropping gate-to-wire romp over seven older fillies and mares in Saturday’s 39th running of the $297,500 Chilukki (Grade III) at Churchill...

Stakes Advance November 23, 2024

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Stars of Tomorrow II

The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues next Saturday at Churchill Downs, where Rigney Racing’s Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) winner Jonathan’s Way headlines a competitive field of 10 2-year-olds entered in the 98th running of the $400,000 Kentucky...

Stakes Advance November 22, 2024

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Hit Show Headlines $600,000 Clark on Black Friday

Wathnan Racing’s multiple graded stakes winner Hit Show headlines a field of 10 older horses entered in Friday’s 150th running of the $600,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade II), the premier race of the Churchill Downs Fall Meet.
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Stakes Advance November 21, 2024

Churchill Downs Stakes Advances and Update: Musical Mischief Eyes Falls City Glory on Thanksgiving Day

Wathnan Racing’s Musical Mischief, a standout 3 ¼-length upset winner two months ago in the Fasig-Tipton Locust Grove Stakes (Grade II), will face a strong field of fillies and mares entered in the 109th running of the $400,000 Falls City Stakes (Grade...

Latest News November 21, 2024

Churchill Downs News Release: Louisville-Based Dan-O's Seasoning to Elevate Thanksgiving Day Flavors at Churchill Downs

Thanksgiving Day at legendary Churchill Downs Racetrack has been a tasty Louisville tradition since 1969, and this year’s holiday extravaganza will be even more flavorful thanks to a partnership with Dan-O’s Seasoning.
 
Louisville-based Dan-O’s...

Stakes Advance November 20, 2024

Churchill Downs Update: Stuffed Stakes Schedule for Thanksgiving Week at Churchill Downs

Thanksgiving week at Churchill Downs offers a thrilling conclusion to the Fall Meet with nine stakes races boasting $3.1 million in purses. The action is headlined by the $600,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade II) on Black Friday, Nov. 29,...

Latest News November 17, 2024

Churchill Downs Update: Catalano Celebrates First Claiming Crown Win in 20 Years

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,...

Stakes Recap November 16, 2024

Churchill Downs Recap and Quotes: 26th Claiming Crown

Laughing Boy crossed the finish line a half-length back of Surface to Air in Saturday’s $225,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Churchill Downs – the most lucrative of eight starter allowance races on the day for the nation’s top claiming-level horses...

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