Kentucky Derby News

June 3, 2016

Champion Tepin Has Final Churchill Downs Prep for Royal Ascot

Robert Masterson’s 2015 Champion Female Turf Horse Tepin registered her final local workout in advance of an international engagement in the June 14 Queen Anne (Group 1) at England’s Royal Ascot with a half-mile breeze in :48.40 under regular...

June 2, 2016

Alsvid, Hartman Bid for Back-to-Back Wins in Grade III Aristides

Black Hawk Stables’ Alsvid will try to secure his second consecutive triumph in the $100,000 Aristides (Grade III) on Saturday at Churchill Downs when he takes on a half-dozen others in the six-furlong event run on the main track. Should he be successful,...

June 1, 2016

Churchill Downs to Boost Overnight Purses 4 Percent

Effective Thursday, June 2, Churchill Downs Racetrack will raise overnight race purse offerings 4 percent thanks to record Kentucky Derby week business levels.
Purses for overnight races – which include overnight stakes, allowance, maiden special...

June 1, 2016

Twilight Thursday, Still-Growing Single 6 Jackpot Launch June Racing, Second Half of Spring Meet

Churchill Downs Racetrack’s 38-day Spring Meet enters both its second half and the month of June with a Twilight Thursday program on June 2 that features live music and food trucks, along with providing racing fans with another shot at the track’s...

June 1, 2016

Limousine Liberal Seeks Breakout Win in Saturday's Grade III, $100,000 Aristides

Katherine Ball’s 4-year-old homebred Limousine Liberal will attempt to land his first career stakes win when he tackles six rivals, including defending champ Alsvid, in Saturday’s 28th running of the $100,000 Aristides (Grade III) at Churchill...

May 30, 2016

Asmussen's Creator, 13th in Derby, Breezes Toward Belmont Stakes Bid

WinStar Farm LLC’s Arkansas Derby-winner Creator, who finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), breezed five furlongs in 1:02 Monday over a fast main track at Churchill Downs in preparation for his next start in the...

May 29, 2016

Suddenbreakingnews, 5th in Kentucky Derby, Works Six Furlongs for Belmont

Samuel Henderson’s Suddenbreakingnews, fifth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), continued preparation for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (GI) on June 11 with a six-furlong breeze in 1:12.40 Sunday morning at Churchill Downs...

May 28, 2016

Romans' Belmont Stakes Duo of Brody's Cause, Cherry Wine Work at Churchill

Trainer Dale Romans’ duo of Brody’s Cause, seventh last time out in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), and Preakness runner-up Cherry Wine put in breezes for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) on June 11. Brody’s...

May 28, 2016

Diva Express, I'm A Looker Dead-Heat For Win in Grade III Winning Colors

John C. Oxley’s Diva Express and Glenmare Farm LLC’s I’m a Looker hit the finish line together and dead-heated Saturday in a thrilling 13th running of the $100,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
It was the first dead-heat...

May 27, 2016

Grade I Just A Game Could Be Next For Flint's Mizz Money

Following a close victory in the Gallorette (GIII) at Pimlico on the May 21 Preakness undercard, trainer Bernie Flint is thinking big with homebred Mizz Money. The 4-year-old daughter of Mizzen Mast could possibly step up against Grade I competition in...

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