Kentucky Derby News

May 2, 2015
Kentucky Oaks Winner Lovely Maria Gets the Money and Runs
Brereton Jones’ Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) winner Lovely Maria did not stick around Churchill Downs long to rest on her lilies as she and Grayson Farm’s I’m a Chatterbox, the Oaks’ third-place finisher vanned to Keeneland shortly...
May 2, 2015
Dame Dorothy Survives Three-Way Battle to Win Grade I Humana Distaff
Bobby Flay’s Dame Dorothy outlasted Judy the Beauty and Moonlit Stroll after a stretch-long battle to win the 29th running of the $300,000 Humana Distaff (GI) for fillies and mares by a neck.
Trained...
May 2, 2015
Tepin Leads All the Way to Win Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Presented by Longines
Robert Masterson’s Tepin took the lead out of the gate and cruised to a 1 ½-length victory over defending race champion Coffee Clique to win the 30th running of the $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (GII) Presented by Longines for fillies...
May 2, 2015
Private Zone Takes Churchill Downs Presented by Twinspires.com as Bayern Runs Last
Good Friends Stable’s Private Zone put away longshot Nates Mineshaft at the eighth pole and drew off to post a 4 ¼-length victory and ruin the 2015 debut of Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) winner Bayern in the 81st running of the $500,000...
May 1, 2015
No Defections at Scratch Time for Kentucky Derby 141; El Kabeir Misses Morning Gallop
Scratch time for the 141st Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) passed at 9 a.m. Friday with no further defections from Saturday’s field thus leaving Charles Fipke’s Tale of Verve on the...
May 1, 2015
Feathered Leads All the Way to Take Edgewood Presented by Forcht Bank
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Feathered, making her grass debut, took the lead out of the gate and repulsed a stretch bid from favored Quality Rocks to win the 30th running of the $150,000 Edgewood (GIII) Presented by Forcht Bank for 3-year-old...
May 1, 2015
Molly Morgan Takes Inside Route to Win La Troienne Presented by TwinSpires.com
Bill Cubbedge’s Molly Morgan ducked inside of pace-setting Sweet Whiskey at the head of the stretch, spurted clear of the field and then held off late bids from favored Sheer Drama and Gold Medal Dancer to win the 30th running of the $300,000...
May 1, 2015
Protonico Battles Back to Win Alysheba Presented by Big Fish Games
Sumaya U.S. Stables’ Protonico, passed in the stretch by Noble Bird, battled back on the inside to post a head victory in the 12th running of the $400,000 Alysheba (GII) Presented by Big Fish Games.
Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John...
May 1, 2015
Power Alert (AUS) Holds Off Undrafted to Take Twin Spires Turf Sprint Presented by TwinSpires.com
James Covello, AJ Suited Racing Stable and trainer Brian Lynch’s Power Alert (AUS) took the lead shortly after the start and then held off a late bid from Undrafted to win 21strunning of the $150,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint (GIII) Presented...
May 1, 2015
Promise Me Silver Runs Perfect Record to Eight in Winning Eight Belles Presented by Twinspires.com
Robert Luttrell’s homebred Promise Me Silver kept her record perfect with an eighth straight victory in taking the 60th running of the $200,000 Eight Belles (GIII) Presented by Twinspires.com for 3-year-old fillies.
Ridden...

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