Kentucky Derby News

G. Watts Humphrey Jr.’s homebred Romantic Vision skimmed the rail to take command in deep stretch and collect her first career stakes win in Saturday’s 34th running of the $100,000 Locust Grove (Grade III) for fillies and mares at Churchill...

Grace’s Treasure was declared the winner of Saturday’s $100,000 Open Mind (Listed) at Churchill Downs after Mayla was disqualified to last for interfering with Ivy Bell, who clipped heels, stumbled badly and dropped jockey Brian Hernandez...

Carolyn Wilson’s The Tabulator is the early points leader on the 2018 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” after he rolled to a three-quarter length victory over favored Hollywood Star in Saturday’s 36th running of the $150,000 Iroquois...

Craig D. Upham’s Texas homebred Patrona Margarita shook things up in Saturday’s 49th running of the $200,000 Pocahontas (Grade II) for 2-year-old fillies as she scored a 23-1 upset win by 3 ¾ lengths over Kelly’s Humor at Churchill...

CHURCHILL DOWNS AND KEENELAND ANNOUNCE HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP TO PROPOSE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW RACING FACILITIES IN CORBIN AND OAK GROVE, KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) (“CDI”) and Keeneland Association,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...