Kentucky Derby News

HENDERSON, Ky. (July 23, 2016) — “Was that a maiden race at Ellis or the Kentucky Derby?” trainer D. Wayne Lukas asked by phone from Saratoga minutes after Dial Me won Ellis Park’s seventh race for 2-year-old fillies Saturday afternoon.
It...

After opening with a Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Week that set records for attendance and wagering, the Spring Meet at Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) concluded Saturday, July 2 with a “Downs After Dark” night racing and...

John C. Oxley’s Classic Empire sat off the pace set by speedy Maryland-invader Recruiting Ready but flew home late in the stretch to collar the 1-2 favorite in the final strides and win Saturday night’s 115th running of the $100,000 Bashford...

John C. Oxley’s Pretty City Dancer broke a bit slow coming out of the starting gate, but still managed to run home to victory in the 116th running of the $100,000 Debutante Presented by GE Appliances (Listed) on Saturday evening at Churchill Downs...

Black Hawk Stable’s 7-year-old millionaire Alsvid, who won the $100,000 Aristides (Grade III) for a second straight year on June 3, set the pace and comfortably won Saturday night’s seventh renewal of the $64,465 Kelly’s Landing Overnight...

The Dale Romans-trained duo of Brody’s Cause and Cherry Wine are back to work since finishing sixth and seventh, respectively, in the June 11 Belmont Stakes (Grade I) as both breezed a half-mile Saturday at Churchill Downs.
A homebred son of Giant’s...

Churchill Downs’ Single 6 Jackpot carryover for Friday has reached $692,859 after three tickets hit Thursday’s six-race sequence for $63,292.94 each.
The 20-cent minimum Single 6 Jackpot requires a single winning ticket to pay-out its entire...

Trainer Steve Asmussen has found plenty of success in the past with 2-year-olds early in the summer and this year appears to be no exception as the soon-to-be-enshrined Hall of Fame trainer will be sending out a pair of his better juveniles in Saturday...

A colossal total Single 6 Jackpot pool of at least $3 million is expected to be up for grabs Saturday night at Churchill Downs on closing night of the Louisville track’s 38-day Spring Meet.
The massive $716,447 carryover was triggered when numerous...

Sagamore Farm’s Recruiting Ready caught the attention of numerous horseplayers on May 28 when he won his career debut at Pimlico by an astonishing 10 ¼ lengths, an effort that convinced trainer Horacio DePaz that his 2-year-old son of Algorithms...