Kentucky Derby News
November 2, 2016
Birdatthewire Bids to Snap Skid in Saturday's Grade II Chilukki at Churchill Downs
Although trainer Dale Romans is in Southern California this week for competition in the Breeders’ Cup Championships, the Louisville native will keep a close watch on his home track at Churchill Downs Racetrack where Forum Racing IV’s veteran...
October 30, 2016
Noble Bird Targets Clark After Record-Setting Keeneland Romp
John C. Oxley’s Noble Bird is slated to make his next start in the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) on “Black Friday,” Nov. 25 after an impressive wire-to-wire record-setting victory in Saturday’s...
October 30, 2016
Lovely Bernadette Takes Rags to Riches for Third Consecutive Win
James M. Miller’s Lovely Bernadette rallied from last to score a half-length victory in Sunday’s fourth running of the $82,340 Rags to Riches Overnight Stakes on opening day of Churchill Downs’ 21-day Fall Meet.
Ridden by Robby Albarado...
October 30, 2016
Warrior's Club Delights 200 Members of Churchill Downs Racing Club With Spendthrift Stallion Stakes Triumph
Churchill Downs Racing Club’s Warrior’s Club gave his 200 members a thrill they’ll cherish forever when the 2-year-old son of Warrior’s Reward took the lead shortly after the break and never looked back in winning the inaugural...
October 30, 2016
Unbeaten McCraken Dazzles in Street Sense Victory, Kentucky Jockey Club Next
Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s McCraken sat just off a swift pace, angled wide coming around the far turn and took command at the top of the stretch to win Sunday’s fourth running of the $83,470 Street Sense Stakes by a dazzling 3 ¾ lengths...
October 28, 2016
Tepin, Classic Empire Lead Casse Trainees in Final Works for Breeders' Cup
Friday morning was a busy one for the Mark Casse barn as a quintet of the trainer’s Breeders’ Cup aspirants made their final serious preparations for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 4-5.
Champion Turf Mare...
October 27, 2016
Racing Returns Sunday at 1 p.m. for 21-Day Fall Meet
Cooler temperatures and the leaves changing colors signify the return of live horse racing to the Louisville area as Churchill Downs, the historic home of the Kentucky Derby, readies to open its 127th Fall Meet on Sunday, Oct. 30.
The popular 21-day stand,...
October 27, 2016
Stakes Winner Cool Arrow Heads Inaugural $300,000 Spendthrift Stallion Stakes on Opening Day of Churchill Downs' Fall Meet
A full field of 14 two-year-olds, led by stakes winner Cool Arrow, was entered Thursday for Sunday’s inaugural running of the $300,000-guaranteed Spendthrift Stallion Stakes – the most lucrative race on Churchill Downs’ opening day program.
Billed...
October 27, 2016
Street Sense, Rags to Riches Overnight Stakes Among Headliners for Churchill Downs' 'Stars of Tomorrow I' Fall Meet Opener
Racing’s future stars will step into the spotlight as Churchill Downs Racetrack opens its 21-day Fall Meet on Sunday, Oct. 30 with its now-traditional “Stars of Tomorrow I” program devoted exclusively to races for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds....
October 18, 2016
Churchill Downs Invests $16 Million into Upgrades for Clubhouse’s Second Floor
Latest Capital Project to Improve Venue Flow and Customer Service
More Food and Beverage Offerings, Restrooms, Betting Windows and Flat-Screen TVs
Enlarged Champions Bar and New TSC Elite Gold Room with Adjoining Covered Balconies
New Aristides Lounge...
