Kentucky Derby News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Leading into the final day of racing of the 38-day Spring Meet, perennial top rider Corey Lanerie and trainer Steve Asmussen have already clinched meet-leading titles in their respective categories.
Lanerie, 42, notched his 13th leading rider crown at...

Trainer Greg Foley is two wins away from 400 career victories at Churchill Downs following Zipperini’s 2 ¾-length maiden special weight victory Saturday.
“How many wins am I away from Dale (Romans),”
Foley joked. “It would...

Trainer Steve Asmussen has sent most of his Churchill Downs string of horses to Saratoga for the summer but a pair of impressive juveniles, Copper Bullet and She’s a Julie, remain and look to jumpstart their careers with stakes victories in Friday...

Trainer Kenny McPeek has a trio of stakes entrants on Friday Night’s “Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and Finlandia Vodka” program at Churchill Downs including juveniles Ten City and Sunny Skies in the $100,000 Bashford Manor...

Finley’sluckycharm’s owner Carl Moore described her $100,000 Chicago Handicap (Grade III) victory on Saturday at Churchill Downs as a “cake walk” and now the 4-year-old filly will target some of the best female sprinters in the...