Kentucky Derby News
November 5, 2015
A Look Back at Kentucky-bred Horse Shackleford & His Connections
After a fourth-place finish in the 2011 Kentucky Derby, Shackleford went off at 13-1 odds in the Preakness that May and ended up claiming victory – along with the largest payoff purse in Preakness history. Here’s what he and his team have...
November 4, 2015
Grade II Winners Birdatthewire, Keen Pauline, Gold Medal Dancer Headline Saturday's $200,000 Chilukki
Come-backing Grade II winners Birdatthewire, Keen Pauline and Gold Medal Dancer headline a field of eight fillies and mares entered for Saturday’s 30th running of the $200,000 Chilukki Stakes (Grade II) at Churchill Downs.
The one-mile Chilukki...
November 3, 2015
50 Questions with Jockey Chris Landeros
1.Pop or Rock music?
Pop
2.Tv or movies?
Movies
3.Cats or dogs?
Dogs
4. Books or magazines?
Magazines
5.Facebook or Twitter?
Twitter
6.One thing you couldn’t live without?
Food
7.What did you want to be when you were five years old?
Jockey
8.What...
November 2, 2015
November 4 Last Day to Register for Online Pre-Sale of 2016 Kentucky Derby, Oaks Tickets
Wednesday, Nov. 4 is the last day for the public to register online for Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Nov. 10 online pre-sale of approximately 10,000 reserved seats to the 2016 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and the Longines Kentucky Oaks....
November 1, 2015
Nyquist is Early Leader on 'Road to the Kentucky Derby'
Reddam Racing’s Nyquist was caught wide on both turns but his outside post proved no detriment in the $1,840,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), rallying boldly to the lead in upper stretch and proving best by a half-length. Unbeaten in five...
November 1, 2015
Stageplay Wins Rags to Riches, Mo Tom Prevails in Street Sense on 'Stars of Tomorrow I'
Mike Rutherford’s homebred Stageplay remained unbeaten in two starts with a 1 ½-length victory over Dream Dance in the third running of the $84,400 Rags to Riches on Sunday at Churchill Downs.
Sent off as the odds-on 3-5 favorite, Stageplay...
October 27, 2015
Next Best Place to Watch and Wager on Breeders' Cup is Churchill Downs
Don’t have tickets to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course? The next best place to watch and wager on the year-end championship event in Kentucky is Churchill Downs Racetrack.
Churchill Downs will be open Friday,...
October 27, 2015
Racing Returns on Sunday for 21-Day Fall Meet
Racing on the Kentucky circuit won’t skip a beat after Keeneland plays host to the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Churchill Downs Racetrack will open its 126th Fall Meet on Sunday, Nov....
October 4, 2015
RIT's 31st Big Shot Photograph Lights Up Churchill Downs
Rain and unseasonably cool temperatures didn’t keep Louisville from making the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) 31st Big Shot at Churchill Downs a success.
Local volunteers, RIT students and local RIT alumni used flashlights and other...
