Kentucky Derby News

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to own a Thoroughbred racehorse that that will race at Churchill Downs? Churchill Downs Racetrack will give 200 people that chance this spring through the 2017 addition of the Churchill Downs Racing Club –...

For the second year, Churchill Downs and Fund for the Arts will launch Derby week together with a celebration of local arts and live racing at Opening Night presented by Stella Artois and Old Forester. Louisville’s favorite night racing party will...

Veteran Thoroughbred trainer Lynn Whiting, best-known for his victory in the 1992 Kentucky Derby with W.C. Partee’s Lil E. Tee, has died at the age of 77.
Whiting, a second-generation horseman who raced primarily at tracks in Kentucky and Arkansas,...

The coveted solid gold 2017 Kentucky Derby Winner’s Trophy arrived at Churchill Downs Racetrack on Wednesday, April 5 and now awaits its formal presentation to the owner of the 3-year-old Thoroughbred that is victorious in the 143rd running of the...

Racing fans can dream that the finish in the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) will have a finish as tight as the fourth and final pool of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s (“CDRT”) Kentucky Derby Future...

Two veterans of this year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby – Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s unbeaten McCraken (#15, 6-1) and Peacock Racing Stables LLC’s Gunnevera (#10, 6-1) – are the morning line co-favorites for the fourth and...

Two of California’s budding stars, American Anthem and Royal Mo, invade Hot Springs, Ark. for Saturday’s $900,000 Rebel Stakes (GII) at Oaklawn Park – the lone Championship Series race this weekend on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented...

After more than two days of wagering during which it ranked as low as the fifth choice of bettors across North America, the always-popular “All Others” (#24) wagering interest closed strongly on Sunday’s final day of wagering to emerge...

Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella (#22), a rapidly rising star whose three-race winning streak includes dominant victories in a pair of important stakes races, was the overwhelming even-money favorite to win the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks...

Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella, a dazzling daughter of Tapit with a pair of dominant graded stakes triumphs on her growing résumé for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, is the headliner on a roster of 109 3-year-old fillies...