Kentucky Derby News

February 28, 2018

Champion World Approval Heads Accomplished Roster of Nominees to Newly-Named Grade I, $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic

Live Oak Plantation’s 2017 Champion Turf Male World Approval tops 62 older grass specialists that were nominated to compete in the newly-renamed $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic (Grade I) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day. Formerly known...

February 8, 2018

Tickets For The 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships At Churchill Downs To Go On Sale June 7

Fans Encouraged to Sign Up Online to Receive Access to Pre-Sale Event
LOUISVILLE (February 8, 2018) – Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, announced today that tickets for the 2018...

January 23, 2018

Churchill Downs Incorporated Donates $25,000 to California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation to Aid San Luis Rey Fire Relief Efforts

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI or the Company) (NASDAQ: CHDN) announced today that it has made a donation of $25,000 to California Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Foundation (CTHF) to distribute to victims of the San Luis Rey Downs fire.
The December...

January 16, 2018

Visitation, Memorial for Mike Hargrave Scheduled For Wednesday

Visitation and a memorial service for Mike Hargrave, the former director of stabling for Churchill Downs Racetrack for nearly 40 years, will be held Wednesday in Jeffersonville, Ind. Hargrave passed awaySaturday in Louisville following a three-week battle...

January 12, 2018

Winter Weather Concerns Prompt Cancellation of Simulcast Wagering at Churchill Downs on Friday, Jan 12.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 12, 2018) – Deteriorating travel conditions in advance of a forecasted winter storm have prompted Churchill Downs Racetrack to cancel simulcast wagering at the track on Friday, Jan. 12.

The track plans to resume simulcast...

November 27, 2017

Perfect Thanksgiving Weekend, Seeking the Soul's Clark, Rising 'Stars of Tomorrow' Top Churchill Downs' Fall Meet

After a damp and chilly start, Churchill Downs Racetrack’s 21-day Fall Meet gave way to a sunny Thanksgiving Week highlighted by a breakthrough triumph by Charles Fipke’s homebred Seeking the Soul in the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by...

November 26, 2017

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap: Enticed Edges Tiz Mischief in $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Thriller

Godolphin LLC’s 2-year-old homebred colt Enticed matched strides with Frank L. Jones Jr.’s Tiz Mischief in deep stretch and prevailed in a head bob at the finish to narrowly win Saturday’s thrilling 91st running of the $200,000 Kentucky...

November 26, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Closing Day of Fall Meet

Heading into the final day of racing of the 21-day Fall Meet, perennial top rider Corey Lanerie has clinched his 15th leading rider crown at Churchill Downs in the last.
Lanerie, 43, entered Sunday with 35 victories through 20 days of racing in the Fall...

November 25, 2017

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps: Lovely Bernadette Wins Grade II Mrs. Revere, Hailstorm Slew Upsets Dream Supreme

James M. Miller’s Lovely Bernadette sat just behind longshot pacesetter Marina’s Legacy, grabbed the lead midway around the far turn and repelled late challenges down the stretch to win Friday’s 27th running of the $200,000 Mrs. Revere...

November 25, 2017

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Seeking the Soul Triumphs in Grade I, $500,000 Clark Handicap

The team of owner/breeder Charles Fipke, trainer Dallas Stewart and jockey John Velazquez did it again.
Three weeks after landing the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (Grade I) at Del Mar with Fipke’s homebred mare Forever Unbridled,...

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