Kentucky Derby News
June 11, 2014
Godolphin's Long River Bids for First Graded Win in Stephen Foster; Romans Could Have Foster Pair
Seeking his first graded stakes victory, Godolphin’s Long River is scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning for the Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (GI), according to his New York-based trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
McLaughlin...
June 11, 2014
Champion Will Take Charge, Revolutionary, Departing Head Grade I Stephen Foster Under 'Downs After Dark' Lights
A talented and accomplished field of nine older horses headed by Will Take Charge, winner of Churchill Downs’ Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) and the champion 3-year-old of 2013, and multiple graded stakes-winners Revolutionary...
June 11, 2014
Two-Time Grade I Winner, Local Favorite On Fire Baby Bids for Fourth Churchill Downs Stakes Win in Fleur De Lis
Anita Cauley’s homebred On Fire Baby, a local favorite who won the Grade I La Troienne at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks Day, will seek her fourth career stakes victory at her home track when she faces a strong group of five rivals in the 39th...
June 9, 2014
Churchill Downs Announces Six 2014 Downs After Dark Racing Dates
The Fourth Annual White Party fashions the Stephen Foster Handicap
into a night of casual elegance and entertainment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 14, 2014) – The excitement of night racing returns to Churchill Downs on Saturday,...
June 9, 2014
Departing Works Half-Mile for Stephen Foster; Tapiture Returns In Matt Winn
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s Departing, whose strong 3-year-old campaign included a run in the Preakness Stakes (Grade I) and wins in three derbies, completed his serious preparation Monday for his bid for Saturday night’s 33rd...
June 8, 2014
Honey Hues Takes Inside Route to Early Times Mint Julep Upset
Honey Hues, a 13-1 longshot ridden by Jesus Castanon, tracked the pace set by Maid On a Mission before she moved to the front on the far turn and then held off a late charge by I’m Already Sexy to score a three-quarter length victory in Saturday’s...
June 8, 2014
Will Take Charge Assigned High Weight for Saturday's Stephen Foster 'Cap
Reigning 3-year-old champion Will Take Charge looms as the starting high weight in Saturday’s 33rd running of the $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap presented by Abu Dhabi (Grade I) after being assigned a 123-pound impost for the race by Churchill...
June 7, 2014
Johnson Celebrates 1000th Win; Will Take Charge, Golden Ticket Work Toward Foster
The northwestern Kentucky town of Spottsville, located on the Green River with Owensboro to the East and Henderson to the West, is so small that it does not currently have a post office.
The lack of a postal outlet in the small Henderson County...
June 5, 2014
Miz Ida Seeks Repeat Win in Early Times Mint Julep Handicap
The lime and black racing colors of one of the first families of Churchill Downs’ racing community will be prominent Saturday at the Louisville track when Richard and Bertram Klein’s Miz Ida bids for a second consecutive victory in the $100,000-added...
June 5, 2014
Napravnik Says General A Rod Could Run Big With Clean Belmont Trip; Will Take Charge, Revolutionary Top Foster Noms
Of those attempting to deny California Chrome’s Triple Crown bid in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (Grade I) is General a Rod for trainer Mike Maker, who will be ridden by Churchill Downs based jockey Rosie Napravnik.
Napravnik rode General a Rod...
