Kentucky Derby News

June 30, 2016

Recruiting Ready In Search of First Stakes Success in Bashford Manor

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...

June 29, 2016

Maryland Invader Recruiting Ready Eyes 'Downs After Dark' Bashford Manor

Sagamore Farm’s eye-popping 10 ¼-length Pimlico maiden winner Recruiting Ready headlines a field of nine 2-year-old colts and geldings entered in Saturday night’s 115th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor (Grade III) – the...

June 29, 2016

Tricky One Bids for Fifth Debutante Triumph for Asmussen

Trainer Steve Asmussen will start Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred Tricky One in Saturday’s 116th running of the $100,000 Debutante (Listed) in an attempt to collect his fifth victory in the six-furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies.
The...

June 29, 2016

Alsvid Looks for Second Spring Meet Stakes Win in Downs After Dark's Kelly's Landing

Black Hawk Stable’s 7-year-old millionaire Alsvid, who held on gamely to defeat 4-5 favorite Limousine Liberal by a head in the $100,000 Aristides (Grade III) for a second straight year on June 3, returns to action Saturday as the headliner in the...

June 29, 2016

Saturday's Downs After Dark, Final Twilight Thursday Top Spring Meet's Last Three Days

A festive Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and Jack Daniel’s celebration and the season’s final Twilight Thursday celebration highlight the final three days of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Spring Meet, which will conclude its...

June 26, 2016

Athena Makes Pitts-Blasi Happy She Stayed Home for Roxelana

Trainer Helen Pitts-Blasi was faced with the decision to run her 4-year-old filly Athena in Saturday’s Roxelana Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs or ship to Arlington Park for the Chicago Handicap (Grade III). She opted for the former of the two,...

June 25, 2016

Casse 2-Year-Olds Breeze for Closing Weekend Stakes

The John C. Oxley-owned and Mark Casse-trained 2-year-olds Classic Empire and Pretty City Dancer, both recent maiden victors at Churchill Downs, put in final serious preparations Saturday morning for their looming stakes debuts in the $100,000 Bashford...

June 25, 2016

Athena Rallies to 18-1 Upset in Saturday's $66,240 Roxelana Overnight Stakes

Mary K. Grum’s Athena, the longest-shot in the field at 18-1, sat off the early pace set by 4-5 favorite Diva’s Express and rallied wide to inch clear inside the final sixteenth of a mile and beat I’m a Looker by 1 ½ lengths in...

June 24, 2016

Lightning Prompts Churchill Downs To Cancel Twilight Thursday Finale

The final race on Thursday’s eight-race card at Churchill Downs was cancelled because of intensified lightning in the Louisville metro area.
Thursday’s program, which was scheduled to start at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern), was delayed one hour...

June 24, 2016

Tomlinson Beams Over Twilight Thursday Three-Bagger

Good things come in threes. At least that was the case for trainer Mike Tomlinson on Thursday evening when he made three trips to the winner’s circle.
Tomlinson saddled Jersey Street (Race 2, $13.40), Scatnap (Race 4, $10.40) and For Goodness Sake...

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