Kentucky Derby News
November 18, 2016
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Runner-Up Valadorna Works; 'Possible' for Golden Rod
Trainer Mark Casse’s son and assistant Norman Casse sent out a threesome of workers Friday morning at Churchill Downs in preparation for their starts in Thanksgiving weekend’s stakes races.
Stonestreet Stables’ Valadorna put in her first...
November 17, 2016
General Admission Tickets for 2017 Kentucky Derby, Oaks Available For Online Purchase
General admission tickets for the 2017 celebrations of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs Racetrack will be available for online purchase at noon (all times EST) on Thursday (Nov. 16) at special pricing...
November 17, 2016
Cash Control Draws Outside Post in Bid for Second Churchill Downs Stakes Win in Cardinal Handicap
Richard and Bertram Klein’s Cash Control, winner of the Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap (Grade III) on Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Matt Winn Turf Course in June, will seek her second stakes triumph over that surface when she breaks from an...
November 17, 2016
Three-time Churchill Downs Stakes Winner Alsvid, Grade I-Placed Holy Boss Head Bet On Sunshine
Jerry Durant’s Holy Boss, runner-up to A.P. Indian as the favorite in Saratoga’s Grade I Alfred G. Vanderbilt, and Black Hawk Stable’s Alsvid, a two-time stakes winner at Churchill Downs with career earnings of more than $1.3 million,...
November 17, 2016
Veteran Sprinter Alsvid Looks for Fourth Churchill Downs Stakes Win in Bet On Sunshine
The 7-year-old gelding Alsvid will be back in action Saturday over a Churchill Downs surface that has brought him much success when he takes on eight others in the ninth running of the $80,000-added Bet On Sunshine Overnight Stakes over six furlongs....
November 17, 2016
Churchill Downs To Invest $37 Million on Expansion and Upgrades
Capital Project Creates More Than 1,800 New Seats on North End of Facility
Up to 36 New Luxury Suites Will Host 1,140 Guests in Groups of Various Sizes
Event Space on Each of Three Levels Will Provide Interior Dining for 576 Guests
Project Includes...
November 16, 2016
Churchill Downs Racing Club's Warrior's Club Breezes for Possible Kentucky Jockey Club Run
Churchill Downs Racing Club’s Warrior’s Club, winner of the inaugural $200,000 Spendthrift Stallion Stakes on Oct. 30, continued to impress Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas on Wednesday morning when the 2-year-old colt recorded a half-mile...
November 16, 2016
Churchill Downs Salutes 29 High School Seniors, Churchill Downs Winner's Circle Governor's Scholars
Twenty-nine outstanding high school seniors who make up the roster of the 2016 class of Churchill Downs Winner’s Circle Governor’s Scholars were honored for their participation in the program on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Churchill Downs Racetrack.
The...
November 13, 2016
Hong Kong Trip Is Out, But Journey to Dubai Could Be In for Champion Tepin
Reigning Champion Turf Mare Tepin will not venture to Sha Tin Racecourse for the $2.967 million Longines Hong Kong Mile (Grade I) on Dec. 11 after all. Instead, this year’s Breeders’ Cup Mile (GI) runner-up will target next year’s $6...
November 12, 2016
Old Forester Mint Julep Winner Cash Control Looks To Rebound In Grade III Cardinal 'Cap
Richard and Bert Klein’s Cash Control, winner of Churchill Downs’ $100,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Handicap (Grade III) this summer, heads the list of probable starters for next Saturday’s $100,000 Cardinal Handicap (GIII), a 1 1/8-mile...