Kentucky Derby News

January 11, 2023

Woodford Reserve Extends Partnership with Churchill Downs as Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today that Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”) has entered an agreement with Woodford Reserve® Kentucky Bourbon (“Woodford...

November 26, 2022

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps and Quotes: Grade II, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club; Grade II, $400,000 Golden Rod; $200,000 Ed Brown; and $200,000 Fern Creek

The promising 2-year-old filly Hoosier Philly stamped herself as a divisional leader and tantalizing prospect for the Longines Kentucky Oaks as she easily won Saturday’s 79th running of the $400,000 Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs with...

November 25, 2022

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Grade I, $750,000 Clark and Grade II, $300,000 Mrs. Revere

In a thrilling run down the Churchill Downs stretch, Godolphin’s 4-year-old homebred colt Proxy was able to run down pacesetter West Will Power inside the final sixteenth of mile and win Friday’s 148th running of the $750,000 Clark presented...

November 24, 2022

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps and Quotes: Grade III, $500,000 Falls City and Grade III, $300,000 Cardinal

Rigney Racing’s Played Hard broke on top, dictated the pace and turned back challenges at the top of the stretch from Bellamore and Moon Swag to draw clear late and win Thursday’s 107th running of the $485,000 Falls City (Grade III), the traditional...

November 23, 2022

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 -- Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Headlines Friday's Grade I, $750,000 Clark

RED-TR Racing’s Kentucky Derby (Grade I) hero Rich Strike will return to Churchill Downs and face a compact field of seven entered in Friday’s 148th running of the $750,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (GI).
The 1 1/8-mile Clark,...

November 19, 2022

Churchill Downs Update and Thanksgiving Day Stakes Advances: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022

Rigney Racing’s Played Hard , winner of the $400,000 Locust Grove (Grade III), will headline a field of six fillies and mares that were entered in Thanksgiving Day’s 107th running of the $500,000 Falls City (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
The...

November 19, 2022

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap and Quotes: Grade III, $300,000 Chilukki

Lothenbach Stables Inc.’s 5-year-old homebred mare She Can’t Sing contested the early pace with Empire House and Liberty M D, assumed command midway around the turn and spurted clear down the stretch to easily win Saturday’s 37th running...

November 18, 2022

148th Running of Clark Marks 100-Year Anniversary of Exterminator's Historic Victory

It’s been 100 years since Willis Kilmer’s famed Exterminator rallied to a 1 ½-length victory in the 1922 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. At the time, his win would go down as one of the most memorable Clark victories in history.
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November 18, 2022

Huffman to be Honored with Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of the Year Award

Ben Huffman, Vice President of Racing for Churchill Downs Racetrack and Racing Secretary at Keeneland Race Course, is the 2022 recipient of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners’ Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of the Year Award.
Huffman will be honored...

November 17, 2022

World Series Champion Bregman Becomes Winning Horse Owner

Two-time World Series-winning third basemen Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros became a winning horse owner Wednesday at Churchill Downs when his family’s 2-year-old filly Goldblooded was victorious in her third-career start.
Bregman was in attendance...

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