Kentucky Derby News
April 30, 2017
Young Ward Stars Head Thurby's Kentucky Juvenile
Trainer Wesley Ward, who beat the boys with the filly Silvertoni in 2016, will send out the filly Happy Like a Fool and Waterford Stable’s McErin as a coupled entry for Thursday’s 24th running of the $100,000 Kentucky Juvenile for 2-year-olds...
April 26, 2017
Syndergaard Tops Field of Seven For Opening Night William Walker
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 26, 2017) – Eric Fein, Christopher McKenna, Harris Fein, Guri Singh and Jerry Walia’s Syndergaard headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the third running of the $100,000 William Walker,...
April 26, 2017
Churchill Downs Gives Fans Another Chance to Experience Thrills of Thoroughbred Ownership Through Churchill Downs Racing Club
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 –...
April 25, 2017
Racing Meets The Arts During Kentucky Derby Week Kick-Off on Churchill Downs' Opening Night
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...
April 19, 2017
Lynn Whiting, trainer of 1992 Kentucky Derby Winner Lil E. Tee, Dead At 77
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,...
April 6, 2017
Solid Gold 2017 Kentucky Derby Winner's Trophy Now At Churchill Downs
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...
April 3, 2017
McCraken Holds Off Surging Always Dreaming To Be Favored in Final 2017 Derby Futures Pool
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...
March 28, 2017
McCraken, Gunnevara CoFavored at 6-1 in Final 2017 Kentucky Derby Future Pool
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...
March 17, 2017
Rebel Stakes is Next on Road to Kentucky Derby Championship Series
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...
February 27, 2017
Late Surge Pushes 'All Others' Past McCraken As Fans' Choice in Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 3
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...