Kentucky Derby News
May 14, 2023
Bauer Eyes Fleur de Lis With Newly-Minted Grade I Winner Played Hard
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 14, 2023) – Trainer Phil Bauer and owner Richard Rigney will not easily forget this year’s Kentucky Derby Weekend after their 5-year-old mare Played Hard prevailed over 2022 Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) heroine...
May 13, 2023
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: William Walker (Listed)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 13, 2023) – No Nay Hudson (IRE), stakes-placed on three occasions, collected the first stakes win of his career when he powered home in the stretch to beat Two of a Kind by 1 ½ lengths in Saturday’s eighth...
May 7, 2023
Mage Wins 149th Kentucky Derby Before Crowd of 150,335
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – OGMA Investments, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing and CMNWLTH’s Mage collared Two Phil’s at midstretch and went on to win the 149th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford...
May 7, 2023
Churchill Downs Incorporated Statement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – Two horses sustained severe injuries during today’s Churchill Downs race card. Chloe’s Dream suffered a right knee fracture in Race 2 at the top of the first turn. Freezing Point incurred a left...
May 6, 2023
Matareya Wins Derby City Distaff
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – Godolphin’s homebred Matareya took over from Travel Column at the head of the stretch and then prevailed through the stretch drive by a length over Wicked Halo to win the 37th running of the $750,000...
May 6, 2023
Fluffy Socks Wins Longines Distaff Turf Mile
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – Head of Plains Partners’ homebred Fluffy Socks split horses at the three-sixteenths pole to grab the lead and go on to a length victory over favored Spendarella in the 38th running of the $500,000 Longines...
May 6, 2023
Zozos Leads All The Way to Win Knicks Go
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – Barry and Joni Butzow’s homebred Zozos took the lead out of the gate and held off Kupuna by three-quarters of a length to win the second running of the $175,000 Knicks Go Overnight Stakes presented...
May 6, 2023
Nobals Wins Twin Spires Turf Sprint
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – Patricia’s Hope’s Nobals took the lead shortly after the start and repelled all challenges to win the 29th running of the $500,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by Cohere Health (GII) for...
May 6, 2023
General Jim Outduels Fort Bragg to Win Pat Day Mile
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – Courtlandt Farm’s General Jim prevailed by a neck over Fort Bragg after a protracted stretch duel to win the 99th running of the $500,000 Pat Day Mile presented by TwinSpires (GII) for 3-year-olds.
Trained...
May 6, 2023
Webslinger Noses Out Far Bridge to Win American Turf
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 6, 2023) – D. J. Stable’s Webslinger rallied widest of all to prevail by a nose over Far Bridge to win the 32nd running of the $500,000 American Turf presented by BMW (GII) for 3-year-olds.
Trained by Mark Casse...