Kentucky Derby News

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...
July 1, 2017
Ten City Beats Copper Bullet in Grade III Bashford Manor
Tommie Lewis’ promising juvenile Ten City followed his seven-length maiden in April with a professional 1 ½-length triumph as the 1-2 favorite in Friday night’s 116th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor Presented by GE Appliances...
July 1, 2017
Sunny Skies Wins Weather-Delayed Debutante; Limousine Liberal Gets Third Stakes Win of Meet
Normandy Farm’s homebred Sunny Skies gave trainer Kenny McPeek and jockey Robby Albarado a sweep of Friday’s 2-year-old stakes races on closing night at Churchill Downs when she cruised on the front-end in the slop to beat longshot Upset Brewing...
July 1, 2017
Always Dreaming's Kentucky Derby Tops Spring Meet of Memorable Performances, Events at Churchill Downs
A dazzling “Downs After Dark” night under the lights at Churchill Downs Racetrack on Friday, June 30 brought down the curtain on the historic track’s successful and memorable 38-day 2017 Spring Meet highlighted by record wagering and...
June 30, 2017
$146,754 Single 6 Jackpot Carryover With Mandatory Payout on Friday's Closing Night Card
A lucrative total Single 6 Jackpot pool of around $1 million is expected to be up for grabs Friday at Churchill Downs on closing night of the Louisville racetrack’s 38-day Spring Meet.
A $146,754 carryover was triggered when multiple tickets hit...

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