Kentucky Derby News
March 2, 2015
Champion Take Charge Brandi Heads 154 Early Nominations To 141st Longines Kentucky Oaks
Willis D. Horton’s reigning juvenile champion Take Charge Brandi is the brightest star among 154 horses on the roster of early nominations to the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), America’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies scheduled...
February 24, 2015
'All Others' Is Kentucky Oaks Futures Favorite, Champ Take Charge Brandi Is Narrow Individual Choice
Streaking Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Take Charge Brandi is a narrow choice as the favored individual horse, but the ever-popular Mutuel Field (#24), or “All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies,” will again be a solid favorite in the morning line odds...
February 24, 2015
'All Others' Solid Kentucky Derby Futures Pool Betting Choice Over Baffert Duo of American Pharoah, Dortmund
With just over nine weeks remaining until the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), uncertainty surrounds some of the Derby’s major contenders and it is reflected in the morning line odds for this week’s third...
February 19, 2015
Early Nominations to Longines Kentucky Oaks, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Due Saturday
Owners and trainers of 3-year-old fillies who hope their young stars prove worthy of a spot in the starting gate for the 141st running of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s (“CDRT”) $1 million guaranteed Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) on...
February 19, 2015
Early Nominations to Longines Kentucky Oaks, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Due Saturday
Owners and trainers of 3-year-old fillies who hope their young stars prove worthy of a spot in the starting gate for the 141st running of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s (“CDRT”) $1 million guaranteed Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) on...
February 17, 2015
Churchill Downs Opens Nominations for Longines Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade Presented by Kroger
Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”), home of the Kentucky Derby and Longines Kentucky Oaks, and its charitable beneficiaries Bright Pink® and Horses and Hope today announced that the public can now nominate and vote for breast and ovarian...
February 16, 2015
Simulcast Wagering Cancelled Monday, Feb. 16 Because of Winter Storm
A winter storm expected to drop 8 to 12 inches of snow in the Louisville area has prompted Churchill Downs Racetrack officials to cancelled simulcast wagering on Monday, Feb. 16. Additionally, the track’s offices will be closed.
Simulcast wagering...
February 9, 2015
'All Others' Favored at 5-2, Texas Red Top Individual In Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
As expected, the Mutuel Feld (#24), known to many racing fans as “All Others,” was the betting favorite when Pool 2 of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) closed Sunday evening, but that wagering...
February 6, 2015
Derby Trial Renamed Pat Day Mile, Moved to Kentucky Derby Day; 25 Stakes Total $8.05 Million
Churchill Downs Racetrack will honor two riding greats with stakes races – one renamed and another that is new – during its 2015 Spring Meet, which spans 38 days from Saturday, April 25 through Saturday, June 27.
To no surprise, a sextet of...
February 3, 2015
G.H. Mumm Named 'Official Champagne of Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs'
G.H. Mumm has been named the “Official Champagne of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs Racetrack” after a three-year partnership was finalized between the two companies in late January.
A core tenet of this partnership, which begins with...
