Kentucky Derby News

May 28, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: From Marines to Training Horses, Hiles has Firsthand View on Memorial Day

Jeff Hiles, assistant trainer to Kenny McPeek, has a different perspective on Memorial Day weekend after serving five years in the United States Marines.
“I had the greatest job in the world with the Marines,” Hiles said. “I was based...

May 28, 2017

Assistant Trainer to Kenny McPeek Has a Different Perspective on Memorial Day Weekend After Serving in the United States Marines

Jeff Hiles, assistant trainer to Kenny McPeek, has a different perspective on Memorial Day weekend after serving five years in the United States Marines.
“I had the greatest job in the world with the Marines,” Hiles said. “I was based...

May 27, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Romans Breezes J Boys Echo for Start in Belmont Stakes

Albaugh Family Stable’s J Boys Echo, 15th in the $2,395,800 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), breezed five furlongs in 1:00.80 Saturday morning at Churchill Downs for a possible start in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (GI) on Saturday,...

May 27, 2017

Finley'sluckycharm Romps by 5 1/2 Lengths in Grade III $100,000 Winning Colors

Carl Moore Management LLC’s swift female sprinter Finley’sluckycharm broke alertly from the starting gate and never looked back to easily record her first graded stakes victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill...

May 26, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Sweetgrass Seeks First Graded Stakes Win in Saturday's Winning Colors

Six Column Stables, Randy Bloch, John Seiler and Fred Merritt’s Sweetgrass will attempt to upset heavy-favorite Finley’sluckycharm in Saturday’s $100,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. The six-furlong sprint for fillies...

May 26, 2017

Asmussen Becomes Only Third Trainer to Win 600 Races at Churchill Downs

Steve Asmussen became only the third trainer in Churchill Downs history to saddle 600 winners at the home of the Kentucky Derby when the Hall of Fame horseman won Friday’s second race with 2-year-old filly She’s a Julie.
Asmussen, 51, only...

May 25, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Classic Empire Returns to Prep for Belmont Stakes

John Oxley’s Classic Empire, who lost Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (Grade I) by a head two weeks after finishing fourth in the $2,395,800 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), is scheduled to begin his preparations for the June...

May 25, 2017

Classic Empire Returns to Churchill Downs To Prep For Belmont Stakes

Classic Empire, who lost Saturday’s Preakness Stakes by a head two weeks after finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, is scheduled to begin his preparations for the June 10 Belmont Stakes with a Friday morning jog at Churchill...

May 24, 2017

Finley'sluckycharm Seeks First Graded Stakes Win in Saturday's $100,000 Winning Colors

Carl Moore Management LLC’s crack female sprinter Finley’sluckycharm will put her unbeaten record at Churchill Downs on the line Saturday as she attempts to land her first graded stakes win in the 14th running of the $100,000 Winning Colors...

May 24, 2017

Giovanna Blues Seeks First Stakes Win in Saturday's Keertana

Dora Alcon, Dogwood Plantation and Larry Marcus’ three-time winner Giovanna Blues will attempt stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s fifth running of the $65,000-added Keertana Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The 1 ½-mile...

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