Kentucky Derby News

Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito may be down on horses but he’s far from out of the game. At age 76 the veteran conditioner, who has won 35 Grade I races, including two Kentucky Derbys, two Belmont Stakes, and the Preakness Stakes, currently trains 12...

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Delahaye Drives Home to Win Grade III, $249,668 Old Forester Mint Julep

Churchill Downs Update: Kentucky Derby Alum West Saratoga Returns as Headliner in Sunday's Grade III, $400,000 Matt Winn

Highland Falls Surges Past Cagliostro to Win Grade III, $270,000 Blame

Churchill Downs Update: Grade III Winner Mo Stash Headlines $225,000 Mighty Beau; Honor Marie Breezes for Belmont Stakes

Whisper Hill Farm and Gainesway Stable’s Grade I winner Tapit Trice is set to make his first start in nine months as he tackles a talented field of older horses entered in Saturday’s fifth running of the $275,000 Blame Stakes (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
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Churchill Downs Update: Cox Hopes Highland Falls Can Take Step Forward as 5-2 Morning Line Choice in Saturday's $275,000 Blame (Grade III)

Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings and Jarret Prussin’s speedy Clearly Unhinged scored her first graded stakes victory Monday, cruising to a 1 ½-length score in the 21st running of the $248,750 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
 
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Trainer Steve Margolis has been a fixture on the Churchill Downs backstretch for more than two decades. Despite his string of 40-50 horses shrinking to just six this year, Margolis remains determined to rebuild his stable back to the numbers it once was.
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Churchill Downs Stakes Advance and Update: Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Heavenly Sunday Takes On Defending Champion Henrietta Topham in Sunday's Grade III, $250,000 Old