Kentucky Derby News
November 9, 2014
Dogwood's Miss Frost, Now in Howard Barn, Aims for Grade II Mrs. Revere
After finishing eighth in Keeneland’s $150,000 Valley View (Grade III) on Oct. 17, Dogwood Stable moved their 3-year-old filly Miss Frost to the barn of trainer Neil Howard with hopes of entering her in Saturday’s $200,000-added Miss Revere...
November 7, 2014
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Winner Take Charge Brandi 'Possible' for Grade II Golden Rod
BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER TAKE CHARGE BRANDI ‘POSSIBLE’ FOR GOLDEN ROD
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 7, 2014) – After lighting up the tote board in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade I) at odds of 62-1, Willis Horton’s...
November 6, 2014
Romans Hopes to Go the Distance With Strong Duo in Saturday's River City Handicap
Trainer Dale Romans will saddle the morning line favorite and co-second choice in Saturday’s $100,000-added River City Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs with Silver Max (7-5) and Guys Reward (5-1).
Owned by Mark Bacon and Dana Wells, Silver...
November 5, 2014
Ramseys Capture Milestone 400th Churchill Downs Victory
Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey won their unprecedented 400th career race at Churchill Downs on Wednesday when 3-year-old gelding Sandbar prevailed in the second race.
The Ramseys, multiple Eclipse Award winners who race their horses in the familiar white...
November 2, 2014
Molly Morgan Shines Under The Lights in Churchill Downs' Grade II Chilukki
Bill Cubbedge’s multiple graded stakes winner Molly Morgan shined again under the lights at Churchill Downs with a 2 ¼-length romp over Street Girl in Saturday’s 29th running of the $237,510 Chilukki (Grade II) for fillies and mares.
Corey...
November 2, 2014
Molly Morgan Exits Chilukki in Good Order; Points to Fall City Handicap
Bill Cubbedge’s Molly Morgan, who collected her third graded stakes win of the year on Saturday with a 2 ¼-length victory in the $237,510 Chilukki (Grade II), exited the one-mile race for fillies and mares in good order and will be pointed...
November 1, 2014
Grade I Winner Personal Diary Heads 49 Nominations to Grade II Mrs. Revere
G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and St. George Farm Racing LLC’s Grade I winner Personal Diary headlines a cast of 49 3-year-old fillies nominated to the $200,000-added Mrs. Revere (Grade II) at Churchill Downs on Saturday, Nov. 15.
Named for the filly that...
October 31, 2014
Santana Confident in His Pair of Saturday Breeders' Cup Runners
Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. will be on a plane shortly after Friday’s Churchill Downs race card, headed to Santa Anita Park where he will ride in his second Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Panama-native will ride...
October 30, 2014
Special Post Times, Drink Offers at Churchill Downs on Friday (2 p.m. ET) & Saturday (2:15 p.m. ET) for Breeders' Cup Simulcast
Churchill Downs will have special post times for its 10-race programs on Friday (Nov. 1) and Saturday (Nov. 2) so the races coincide but don’t overlap with a simulcast of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Santa Anita.
Friday’s...
October 30, 2014
Leparoux Ready for His Ninth Breeders' Cup World Championships
Fresh off of collecting his 2,000th career win on Wednesday at Churchill Downs, jockey Julien Leparoux will depart for California upon the conclusion of Thursday’s local racing action to compete in his ninth Breeders’ Cup World Championships...