Kentucky Derby News

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...

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will attempt to win the $100,000 Bashford Manor Presented by GE Appliances (Grade III) for an impressive fifth time when he saddles eye-catching eight-length maiden winner Copper Bullet against five others, including...

Whispering Oaks LLC’s promising juvenile filly She’s a Julie headlines a field of 13 2-year-old fillies in Friday night’s 117th running of the $100,000 Debutante Presented by Finlandia Vodka (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
The six-furlong...

Katherine Ball’s multiple graded stakes winner Limousine Liberal returns to action Friday as the headliner in the eighth renewal of the $70,000-added Kelly’s Landing Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The Kelly’s Landing, which attracted...

Trainer Dale Romans’ name was part of the 2017 Triple Crown picture with J Boys Echo but a pair of late-developing 3-year-olds, Stronach Stables’ Singing Bullet and Albaugh Family Stable’s Watch Me Whip, could shake up the picture for...

Finley’sluckycharm reaffirmed her status as the top female sprinter in Kentucky with a comfortable 2 ¼-length front-running win over Ivy Bell in Saturday’s 28th running of the $100,000 Chicago Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs....

Five D Thoroughbreds’ 5-year-old chestnut mare Kathballu will attempt to upset heavily-favored Finley’sluckycharm in Saturday’s $100,000 Chicago Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
Kathballu was beaten two lengths by Finley’sluckycharm...