Kentucky Derby News
October 28, 2017
Bauer Confident for Rubus' First Stakes Try in Sunday's Street Sense
Rigney Racing’s Rubus will test stakes company for the first time in the $80,000-added Street Sense Overnight Stakes, one of four stakes races on Sunday’s opening day “Stars of Tomorrow I” card at Churchill Downs.
“He ran...
October 28, 2017
Racing Returns to Churchill Downs Sunday at 1 p.m. for 21-Day Fall Meet
Cooler temperatures and the leaves changing colors signify the return of live horse racing to the Louisville area as Churchill Downs, the historic home of the Kentucky Derby, readies to open its 128thFall Meet Sunday, Oct. 29through Sunday, Nov. 26, kicks...
October 27, 2017
Locally-Based Breeders' Cup Contenders Put in Final Preparations Before Shipping to Del Mar Monday
Finley’sluckycharm, Whitmore and World Approval were among seven Churchill Downs-based Breeders’ Cup contenders who breezed Friday morning at the Louisville, Ky. racetrack in advance of next weekend’s championship event at Del Mar.
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October 27, 2017
Churchill Downs Barn Notes -- October 27, 2017
Finley’sluckycharm, Whitmore and World Approval were among seven Churchill Downs-based Breeders’ Cup contenders who breezed Friday morning at the Louisville, Ky. racetrack in advance of next weekend’s championship event at Del Mar.
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October 26, 2017
40 Things To Know About Churchill Downs' Fall Meet
As Churchill Downs nears the start of its popular Fall Meet, here are 40 things you should know about the 21 days of racing that begin Sunday at 1 p.m. (all times Eastern):
1. The 128th Fall Meet will feature 21 days of racing over a four-week stretch...
October 26, 2017
Churchill Downs' 'Stars of Tomorrow I' Headlined by $80,000-Added Street Sense Overnight Stakes
Calumet Farm’s Bravazo and G M B Racing’s Lone Sailor, the second and third place finishers, respectively, in the $500,000 Breeders’ Futurity (Grade I) at Keeneland, are set for a rematch in the $80,000-added Street Sense Overnight Stakes...
October 26, 2017
Ultra-Competative Field of 10 Head $80,000-Added Rags To Riches Overnight Stakes
Will Kari’s homebred She’s Pretty Lucky and Monomoy Stables and Michael Dubb’s Monomoy Girl top competitive field of 10 2-year-old fillies in Sunday’s $80,000-added Rags to Riches Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The one-mile...
October 26, 2017
Ezmosh Headlines Field of Eight in $200,000 Spendthrift Farm Juvenile Stakes
Zayat Stables’ Oklahoma-bred Ezmosh headlines a field of eight 2-year-olds that were entered for Sunday’s second running of the $200,000 Spendthrift Juvenile Stallion Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The seven-furlong contest, carded as Race 7...
October 26, 2017
Maryland-Bred Southampton Way Leads Field of Nine in $200,000 Spendthrift Juvenile Filly Stallion Stakes
Sagamore Farm’s Maryland-based homebred Southampton Way will invade Kentucky as the headliner in a field of nine 2-year-old fillies for Sunday’s inaugural running of the $200,000 Spendthrift Juvenile Filly Stallion Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The...
October 23, 2017
New Churchill Downs Racing Club Opportunity for Unraced 2-Year-Old Trained by Romans
Up to 200 people can experience the excitement of Thoroughbred racehorse ownership this fall with unraced 2-year-old Rare Form, the latest addition to the popular Churchill Downs Racing Club stable.
The Churchill Downs Racing Club, which was inaugurated...
