Kentucky Derby News

September 17, 2016

Fioretti Returns to Winner's Circle with Open Mind Upset

Two Hearts Farm LLC and Don Janes’ Fioretti tracked the pace down the backstretch, gained a slight advantage at the top of the stretch and stubbornly held on to win Saturday’s $100,000 Open Mind for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs.
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September 16, 2016

Casse Bids For Sweep of Saturday's Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks Openers, Breeders' Cup 'Win & You're In' Races

Trainer Mark Casse swept both 2-year-old stakes races on closing day of Churchill Downs’ Spring Meet with the John C. Oxley-owned pair of Classic Empire and Pretty City Dancer in the Bashford Manor (GIII) and Debutante Stakes, respectively, and...

September 15, 2016

Champion Runhappy Breezes at Churchill Downs in Prep for Ack Ack Handicap Run

Reigning Champion Male Sprinter Runhappy breezed six furlongs from the starting gate in 1:14.40 under jockey Edgar Prado on Thursday morning at Churchill Downs in preparation for his much-anticipated 4-year-old debut in the $100,000 Ack Ack Handicap (Grade...

September 14, 2016

Road to the Kentucky Derby Starts Saturday with Iroquois; One of Four Stakes at Churchill Downs

The Road to the Kentucky Derby officially begins Saturday at Churchill Downs as eight promising 2-year-olds, including graded stakes-placed juveniles Recruiting Ready and Thirstforlife, were entered in Saturday’s 35th running of the $150,000 Iroquois...

September 14, 2016

Asmussen's Ever So Clever Returns To Churchill Downs With Hope Of Another Big Victory

Clearview Stable LLC’s Ever So Clever, who broke her maiden first time out near the conclusion of Churchill’s Spring Meet, has returned to seek an even bigger victory over the Churchill Downs main track in Saturday’s $200,000 Pocahontas...

September 13, 2016

Churchill Downs Opens 11-Day September Meet on Friday at 12:45 p.m.

Racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Friday (Sept. 16) with a 10-race program at 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed Louisville racetrack opens its fourth September Meet for an action-packed 11-date run through Sunday, Oct....

September 12, 2016

Churchill Downs, JRA Partner to Create 'Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby'

Fresh off Japanese-based Lani’s run in this year’s Triple Crown that culminated with a third-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) has partnered with the Japan Racing Association (“JRA”)...

September 12, 2016

Road to the Kentucky Schedule Announced; Sam F. Davis Added, Grey Removed

The 38th running of the Sam F. Davis Stakes (Grade III) at Tampa Bay Downs will replace Canada’s Grey Stakes (GIII) on the list of 35-select races that comprise the 2016-17 “Road to the Kentucky Derby,” Churchill Downs officials announced...

September 9, 2016

$300,000 Spendthrift Farm Stallion Stakes Added to Churchill Downs' Fall Meet Stakes Schedule

Spendthrift Farm has partnered with Churchill Downs to create the Spendthrift Stallion Stakes – a new $300,000-guaranteed stakes race to be run this fall for 2-year-olds that are sired exclusively by Spendthrift Farm stallions, and a race designed...

August 15, 2016

Churchill Downs Unveils Artwork for September’s “Party For A Purpose” to Benefit the Forecastle Foundation

LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, August 15, 2016) – Churchill Downs Racetrack (CDRT) and The Forecastle Foundation today unveiled the poster designed by renowned artist Justin Helton to promote their new Party for a Purpose to raise money for The Forecastle...

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