Kentucky Derby News

Trainer Tim Glyshaw reflected on his first graded stakes victory with Bullards Alley in Saturday’s Louisville Handicap (Grade III) – a race that he originally intended to compete in only if weather conditions were to force it off the turf.
“We...

Wayne Spalding and Faron McCubbins’ Bullards Alley grabbed the lead from pacesetters Wireless Future and Dynamic Sky at the head of the stretch and drew away late to beat Johns Kitten by 2 ¼ lengths in Saturday’s 79th running of the...

Fred Bradley, the longtime Frankfort, Ky. breeder and owner of numerous stakes horses, passed away Friday morning in Wilmore, Ky. He was 85.
Fred Bradley, the father of Churchill Downs-based trainer William “Buff” Bradley, was a retired Air...

Trainer Mike Maker will be sending out his duo of Roman Approval and Johns Kitten in Saturday’s featured event, the $100,000 Louisville Handicap (Grade III), which is run at a distance of 1 ½ miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course.

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Three Diamonds Farm’s Roman Approval, three times a bridesmaid in Grade III stakes company, will attempt to breakthrough with a victory as the 117-pound starting high weight in field of seven older horses that were entered for Saturday’s 79th...

The quest by Reddam Racing LLC’s unbeaten Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) winner Nyquist to continue on the path to a Triple Crown continues Saturday, May 21 in the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes (GI) at Baltimore’s...

Steve Landers Racing’s Dazzling Gem had his third Churchill Downs work since finishing fourth in the Arkansas Derby (Grade I), breezing a half-mile in :49.60 Sunday morning.
With exercise rider Fernando Espinoza aboard, Dazzling Gem was one of...

Jockey Jon Court rode C Islandsurprise to a nose victory in Sunday’s first race to secure his 500th career win at Churchill Downs.
Court, 55, is the 13th rider to reach the 500-win plateau at Churchill Downs. Pat Day is the track’s all-time...

Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Acapulco shrugged off early pressure from Calypso Run and Amarachi and drew off for a 3 ½-length victory over Late Spring to win Saturday’s sixth running of the $63,433 Unbridled...

Speedway Stable’s Lexington (GIII) winner Collected worked seven furlongs in 1:24.80 over Churchill Downs’ main track labeled as “good” Friday morning.
Working on his own and with Miguel Mena up for trainer Bob Baffert, Collected...