Kentucky Derby News

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...
June 5, 2014
Watch California Chrome's Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown Bid on Churchill Downs' Big Board
Churchill Downs fans who hope to see Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome become racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 36 years will cheer the final jewel of the three-race series while watching the race on the track’s spectacular Big Board...
June 1, 2014
Collmus Ready for Career Call in Saturday's Belmont Stakes
The connections of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) and Preakness (GI) winner California Chrome aren’t the only ones who are anticipating the June 7 Belmont Stakes to be the biggest day of their careers. Churchill Downs and NBC...
May 31, 2014
Fiftyshadesofgold Clocks Final Work Before Grade I Acorn
The Estate of Clarence Scharbauer Jr.’s Fiftyshadesofgold, winner of the Eight Belles (Grade III) at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Oaks Day, breezed a half mile in :49.60 Friday morning in her final workout before shipping to Belmont Park for the...
May 31, 2014
Delaunay Back to Winning Ways, Prevails in Aristides by 3 1/2 Lengths
Maggi Moss’ Delaunay took the lead on the far turn and widened the margin in the stretch to win Saturday’s 26th running of the $112,900 Aristides (Grade III) at Churchill Downs by 3 ½ lengths over defending champ Scatman.
Delaunay,...
May 31, 2014
Medal Count Breezes; General a Rod Confirmed for Belmont Stakes
Spendthrift Farm’s Medal Count, eighth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), breezed six furlongs in 1:10.60 on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs in preparation for next Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes...

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