Kentucky Derby News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 4, 2018) – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl outdueled Wonder Gadot by a half-length after a stretch-long duel to win the 144th running of the $1 million Longines...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 3, 2018) – In possibly the most anticipated pre-Derby entrance at Churchill Downs since Arazi in 1992, runaway UAE Derby (GII) winner Mendelssohn emerged from quarantine Thursday morning to get his first feel of the...

TODAY Show & Tonight Show to Feature Kentucky Derby Segments as NBCUniversal Surrounds Derby Day

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 3, 2018 – NBC Sports Group celebrates the 144th Kentucky Derby with 14 hours of Kentucky Derby Week coverage highlighted...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 2, 2018) – All entrants but one for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks were on the track at Churchill Downs on a balmy Wednesday morning in Kentucky.
The one is UAE Derby (Grade II) winner Mendelssohn, who is expected...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 2, 2018) – Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, today announced the launch of a new sweepstakes tied to the 2018 Kentucky Derby. Titled The Road to Churchill: Breeders’...

May 2, 2018 (Louisville, KY): Audible Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of downloadable audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, will donate $25,000 to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) May 5 as a continuation of Audible...

Newtown Anner Stud’s Beckford (GB) rallied from far back in the stretch to run down pace-setter Salmanazar by three-quarters of a length to win the fourth running of the $100,000 William Walker Presented by GE Appliances for 3-year-olds in front...

Up to 200 people can experience the excitement of Thoroughbred racehorse ownership this spring with unraced 2-year-old, the latest addition to the popular Churchill Downs Racing Club stable.
The Churchill Downs Racing Club, which was inaugurated in the...

Newtown Anner Stud’s Beckford (GB) heads a field of 10 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the fourth running of the $100,000 William Walker going five furlongs on the turf, the highlight of Opening Night presented by Budweiser.
Saturday’s 10-race...

A memorial service for Mike Hargrave, the former director of stabling at Churchill Downs Racetrack for nearly 40 years, will be held Monday in Churchill Downs’ Triple Crown Room from 12-2 p.m.
Hargrave passed away Jan. 13 at age 69 following a...