Kentucky Derby News
Stakes Advance November 9, 2023
First Mission Continues Preparation for Clark
Godolphin’s lightly-raced 3-year-old First Mission continues to train at Churchill Downs in preparation for a start in the $600,000 Clark Stakes (Grade II) on Friday, Nov. 24, the marquee race of the 134th Fall Meet.
Stakes Advance November 8, 2023
Gaffalione Reunites With Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Wicked Halo
Gaffalione Reunites With Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Wicked Halo in Saturday’s $300,000 Dream Supreme Stakes.
Stakes Advance November 5, 2023
Stakes Recap November 4, 2023
Tejano Twist Denies Bango 12th Churchill Downs Win
Tejano Twist Denies Bango 12th Churchill Downs Win With Come-From-Behind Win in $300,000 Bet on Sunshine.
Stakes Advance November 4, 2023
Grade II Winner Stitched Takes on 11 Rivals in Saturday’s River City
Grade II Winner Stitched Takes on 11 Rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 River City
October 23, 2023
2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage’s pedigree fun facts
Kentucky Derby (G1) hero Mage is from the first crop of champion Good Magic, who was second to Justify in the 2018 Run for the Roses. And that’s just the beginning of his Derby-themed pedigree.
Good Magic’s sire, Hall of Famer Curlin, and maternal...
October 23, 2023
Arcangelo gives trainer Antonucci historic win in Belmont Stakes
Thirty years after Hall of Fame jockey Julie Krone became the first and thus far only female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when guiding Colonial Affair in the 1993 Belmont S. (G1), the "Test of the Champion" yielded another first when Arcangelo gave...
October 23, 2023
Expert Pick of the Week: 2023 Monomoy Girl Stakes
A total of six sophomore fillies will travel one mile on the Ellis Park main surface in Saturday’s $175,000 Monomoy Girl S. The Brad Cox-trained Wet Paint was last seen finishing a solid fourth in the recent Kentucky Oaks (G1) when sent postward as...
September 29, 2023
Murrill Balancing Life as Jockey and New Father
Mitchell Murrill admits the word “sleep” is no longer in his vocabulary as he finds balance in his life between being a jockey and a new father to his son, Hayden.
“It’s been a big change in our life. You’re used to just...
September 21, 2023
Third Time Is a Charm for Chuan's U.S. Riding Career
Peruvian jockey Martin Chuan has competed fulltime in the U.S. twice but now well into his third stint in North America, he’s ready to stay.
“I enjoyed riding in Peru and was very successful winning many Group I races but I wanted to come...