Kentucky Derby News
May 16, 2014
Commanding Curve Works Toward Belmont; Churchill Trainers Offer Preakness Thoughts
COMMANDING CURVE WORKS A HALF-MILE; POINTING TO BELMONT STAKES -- West Point Thoroughbreds’ Commanding Curve, runner-up in the Grade I Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, returned to the work tab early Friday morning at Churchill...
May 15, 2014
Trainer of Derby Winner's Sire Talks of Similarities Between Lucky Pulpit & California Chrome
Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (GI) winner California Chrome has been made the 3-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s 139th running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (Grade I). With all the success that California Chrome has achieved...
May 12, 2014
California Chrome Gallops, Heads to Pimlico; Bayern Works and Ria Antonia Confirmed for Preakness
Kentucky Derby (Grade 1) winner California Chrome completed the Churchill Downs portion of his training for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes (GI) by galloping 1 ¼ miles early Monday morning with Willie Delgado aboard.
“Everything is perfect....
May 11, 2014
Ria Antonia, Dynamic Impact Work Toward Possible Preakness Starts
Christopher Dunn and Loooch Racing Stable’s Ria Antonia worked a half-mile on her own in :47.60 over a track labeled as “good” early Sunday morning at Churchill Downs.
With Calvin Borel up for trainer Tom Amoss, Ria Antonia covered the...
May 10, 2014
Preakness Hopefuls Gallop; Dynamic Impact to Work Early Saturday
The five horses under consideration for next Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (GI) stabled at Churchill Downs galloped Friday morning.
California Chrome, winner of the 140th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), galloped an easy...
May 10, 2014
Dynamic Impact Work Postponed; Ria Anotnia Visits Gate
John Oxley’s Illinois Derby (GIII) winner Dynamic Impact was scheduled for a workout Saturday morning in preparation for next Saturday’s Preakness, but weather forced assistant trainer Norman Casse to call an audible and scrub the work.
“I...
May 10, 2014
Sweet Cassiopeia Pulls Away Late to Win Unbridled Sidney
Dan Considine and Steve Snowden’s 6-year-old homebred Sweet Cassiopeia pulled away from Point to the Wild inside the final eighth of a mile to prevail by 1 ¼ lengths and win Saturday’s fourth running of the $65,142 Unbridled Sidney...
May 8, 2014
Spring Meet Racing Resumes Thursday, May 8; Some Mother's Day Dining Still Available
With California Chrome’s victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) and the win by Untapable in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) now sweet memories, Churchill Downs Racetrack resumes Spring Meet racing on Thursday, May 8 ...
May 8, 2014
Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome Gallops
Steve Coburn and Perry Martin’s Kentucky Derby (Grade I) hero California Chrome galloped 1 ½ miles with Willie Delgado aboard shortly before 7 o’clock Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.
California Chrome stood in the gap leading to...
May 7, 2014
Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome Returns To The Track
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner California Chrome made his first appearance on the track at Churchill Downs Wednesday morning since winning the 140th Run for the Roses last Saturday.
At 6:55, California Chrome was led from Barn 20...
