Kentucky Derby News

May 19, 2017
Bullards Alley faces younger brother as he looks for back-to-back victories in Louisville Handicap
Bullards Alley will attempt to become a repeat winner of Saturday’s Grade III Louisville Handicap at Churchill Downs when he faces 11 rivals in the 1 ½-mile marathon over the Turf Course.
“He’s doing great,” trainer Tim...
May 19, 2017
Churchill Horsemen Give Their Preakness Stakes Picks
The pageantry of the 142nd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (GI), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown headlined by the Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, will be featured prominently at Churchill Downs on Saturday with the simulcast of...
May 18, 2017
Bullards Alley Looks for Back-to-Back Victories in Louisville Handicap
BULLARDS ALLEY LOOKS FOR BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES IN LOUISVILLE HANDICAP
Wayne Spalding and Faron McCubbins’ Bullards Alley will attempt to become a repeat winner of Saturday’s $100,000 Louisville Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs when...
May 17, 2017
Classy Allowance Race Highlights Twilight Thursday Card
CLASSY ALLOWANCE RACE HIGHLIGHTS TWILIGHT THURSDAY CARD
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 17, 2017) – The racing week at Churchill Downs kicks off Thursday at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) with an eight-race card that features a 1 1/16-mile allowance...
May 17, 2017
Curlin's Approval Tops New-Look Grade III Matron at Churchill Downs
Alter Racing Stable Inc.’s Curlin’s Approval, impressive winner of this winter’s Hurricane Bertie (Grade III) and Royal Delta (GII) at Gulfstream Park, and Ashbrook Farm’s Ashland (GI) winner Weep No More headline a competitive...
May 17, 2017
Full Brothers Face Twilight Eclipse in Saturday's Grade III Louisville Handicap
Five-year-old Bullards Alley, the 2016 Louisville Handicap victor, is slated to compete against his 4-year-old full brother Nessy in Saturday’s $100,000 Louisville Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
The Louisville Handicap, a 1 ½-mile...
May 15, 2017
Hence, Lookin At Lee Put in Final Breezes Prior to Saturday's Preakness Stakes
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen’s duo of Calumet Farm’s Hence and L and N Racing’s Lookin At Lee put in their final breezes Monday morning at Churchill Downs prior to Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (Grade I) at Pimlico Race Course....
May 14, 2017
Classic Empire Puts in Final Training at Churchill Downs for Preakness
John Oxley’s Classic Empire completed his Preakness Stakes preparations at Churchill Downs with a gallop over the main track on Sunday morning. The Kentucky Derby fourth place-finisher is scheduled to depart Barn 36 on Sunday at 5 p.m. (all times...
May 13, 2017
Cox Confident Moving Forward After Successful Derby Week
COX CONFIDENT MOVING FORWARD AFTER SUCCESSFUL DERBY WEEK
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 13, 2017) – Trainer Brad Cox was a regular to the G.H.Mumm Winner’s Circle on Kentucky Derby weekend with three stakes victories: Benner Island in the...
May 13, 2017
Nobody's Fault Surges Late to Unbridled Sidney Victory
Robert J. Lothenbach’s homebred Nobody’s Fault surged late inside the final sixteenth of a mile to collar Triple Chelsea by one length and win Saturday’s seventh running of the $64,600 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares at Churchill...

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