Kentucky Derby News

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....

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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...

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.
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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...

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...

Alice Metler’s Chicago invader Hay Dakota charged home down the center of Churchill Downs’ Matt Winn Turf Course under jockey Denny Velazquez to upset 3-1 favorite Bondurant by a neck in Saturday’s 13th running of the $100,000 Commonwealth...

Trainer Pat Byrne always had confidence in his 2-year-old colt Just Move On, but his trainer was reassured Thursday at Churchill Downs when the 2-year-old son of Street Boss rolled to a 2 ½-length victory in a first-level allowance over 1 1/16...

Trainer Mark Casse will occupy three slots in the starting gate for Saturday’s 13th running of the $100,000 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III) at Churchill Downs, which will be contested over 1 1/16 miles on turf, with 3-year-olds Blackout (FR), Ikerrin...

It was back to work Wednesday morning for Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s promising 2-year-old McCraken, who put in his first serious breeze since a 3 ¾-length victory in the $83,470 Street Sense Overnight Stakes on opening day of Churchill Downs’...