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September 15, 2017
'It's Go Time' For Romans As He Attempts To Overtake Mott for All-Time Leading Trainer
Boldly Dared is not a familiar name to many but for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, this horse holds a special significance. That’s the horse Mott won with on June 8, 1986 to surpass Henry Forrest as the all-time leading trainer with his 272nd win...
September 15, 2017
Louisville-Based Owners Attempt to Put Their Names Back In 'Road to the Kentucky Derby' Picture
Dr. Harvey Diamond’s Skychai Racing and David Koenig’s Sand Dollar Stable are familiar with the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” process, most recently supplementing Fast and Accurate to Kentucky Derby 143 after his Spiral Stakes (Grade...
September 14, 2017
Romans Three Wins Away from Surpassing Mott as All-Time Leading Trainer at Churchill Downs
It has been 10,899 days since trainer Dale Romans recorded his first victory at Churchill Downs with a horse named Final Destroyer and, now, the 50-year-old South Louisville native is 24 hours away from possibly becoming the track’s all-time leading...
September 13, 2017
Road to the Kentucky Derby Kicks Off Saturday with Iroquois
The Road to the Kentucky Derby officially begins Saturday at Churchill Downs as 10 promising 2-year-olds, led by Saratoga Special (Grade II) runner-up Hollywood Star and Bashford Manor (GIII) winner Ten City, were entered in Saturday’s 36th running...
September 13, 2017
Stakes Winners Kelly's Humor, Sunny Skies, Firstmate, Take Charge Paula Top Talented Field for Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Pocahontas
A quartet of stakes winners heads a talented and promising field of a dozen 2-year-old fillies entered to compete in Saturday’s 49th running of the $200,000 Pocahontas (Grade II) at Churchill Downs, one of four stakes races scheduled at the Louisville...
September 13, 2017
Tiger Moth Tops Competitive Field for Grade III, $100,000 Locust Grove
John Gunther’s Tiger Moth looks to pick up her third-consecutive stakes victory in Saturday’s 34th running of the $100,000 Locust Grove (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
The Locust Grove, for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up run at 1 1/16 miles,...
September 13, 2017
Mayla, Ivy Bell Take Center Stage in Saturday's $100,000 Open Mind
Carl Moore Management LLC and Brad Grady’s Mayla and Brook T. Investment’s Ivy Bell are familiar with seeing the tail-end of multiple graded stakes winner Finley’sluckycharm at Churchill Downs but the two sprinters will get the opportunity...
September 13, 2017
Media Advisory: Record-Pursuing Dale Romans Available to Meet with Media Thursday at 9 a.m.
What: South Louisville native Dale Romans, who is on the verge of surpassing Hall of Famer Bill Mott as the all-time leading trainer in races won at Churchill Downs, will be available to meet with members of the media at his Barn 4 on Thursday at 9 a.m....
September 12, 2017
Churchill Downs Opens 11-Day September Meet Friday at 12:45 p.m.
Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Friday (Sept. 15) with a 10-race program at 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed Louisville racetrack opens its fifth September Meet for an action-packed 11-date run through Sunday,...
September 8, 2017
Construction to Alter Traffic, Parking for Select Guests During Upcoming 11-Day September Meet
Initial work on a construction project designed to enhance transportation ingress and egress at Churchill Downs Racetrack will temporarily alter traffic and parking for a segment of guests who plan to attend the Louisville racetrack’s upcoming September...