Kentucky Derby News

Churchill Downs Racetrack (CDRT) today launched the Kentucky Derby Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster, the only online resale marketplace to provide fans with a secure, reliable and convenient place to buy and resell tickets to the Kentucky Derby presented...

A pair of unbeaten stars in Shadwell Stable’s Fountain of Youth (GII) winner Mohaymen (#13) and Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning American 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#15), the winner of the Grade II San Vicente at Santa Anita in his 2016 debut,...

Fox Hill Farms’ unbeaten 2-year-old filly champion Songbird (#18) is the solid favorite in a strong group of 3-year-old fillies listed as individual betting interests in the 2016 pool of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Kentucky Oaks Future Wager...

Donegal Racing and Rockingham Ranch’s defending winner Finnegans Wake heads a strong roster of accomplished turf veterans and exciting rising grass stars made eligible during the early phase of nominations to the 29th running of the $500,000 Woodford...

Fox Hill Farm Inc.’s unbeaten Songbird, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2015 and winner of the 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) at Keeneland, tops an accomplished and exciting roster of 112 3-year-old fillies made eligible...

Thoroughbred owners and trainers with talented 3-year-old fillies in their care face a deadline of Saturday, Feb. 20 to make their young stars eligible to compete in the 142nd running of the $1 million Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks, America’s premier...

Impressive and unbeaten 3-year-olds Mohaymen (#15) and Nyquist (#17) were top choices among individual horses taking aim on the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), but the always-popular Mutuel Field, or “All Others” (#24),...

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Leading American graphic artist John Mattos, whose Art Deco works have created indelible retro-style images for American films, major sports events and celebrations of iconic individuals, architecture, products and celebrations, has turned his focus to...

With memories of the triumphant 2015 Triple Crown run by Zayat Stables LLC’s American Pharoah still fresh, the owners and trainers of 368 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, headed by Reddam Racing LLC’s unbeaten champion Nyquist, have embarked on a...