Kentucky Derby News

May 3, 2014

Marchman Storms to Victory in 20th Running of the Grade III Twin Spires Turf Sprint

Martin Racing Stable's Marchman roared past Sum of the Parts in mid-stretch and had more than enough to hold off a late charge from Undrafted by 1 ½ lengths to win the 20th running of the $166,800 Twin Spires Turf Sprint (Grade III) Presented...

May 3, 2014

Moonshine Mullin Rallies Up the Rail to Win 11th Running of the Alysheba

Randy Patterson's Moonshine Mullin re-rallied at the sixteenth pole to overtake Golden Ticket to win by a half-length in the 11th running of the $342,000 Alysheba (Grade II) Presented by Besilu Stables for 4-year-olds and up.
Trained by Randy Morse...

May 3, 2014

On Fire Baby Romps in 29th Running of Grade I La Troienne

Anita Cauley's On Fire Baby surged past pace-setting Devil's Cave in the upper stretch and drew off to win by 2 ¾ lengths over Molly Morgan in the 29th running of the $327,000 La Troienne (Grade I) Presented by the World Series of Polo...

May 3, 2014

Kentucky Derby & Kentucky Oaks Update: Thursday, May 1, 2014

KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE
CALIFORNIA CHROME – The morning-line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin's California Chrome, went trackside Thursday morning at 6:55 as hundreds of cameras clicked and video rolled. The handsome...

May 3, 2014

California Chrome Owns Favorite's Role at 5-2 for 140th Kentucky Derby

Steven Coburn and Perry Martin's California Chrome, winner of four consecutive races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for Saturday's 140th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I)...

May 3, 2014

KENTUCKY DERBY UPDATE – Tuesday, April 29, 2014

CALIFORNIA CHROME (No. 1) – Trainer Art Sherman, coming on strong despite running on very little sleep, and California Chrome, coming on strong, too, despite not being allowed to do much running, made the Churchill Downs scene Tuesday morning...

May 3, 2014

Coffee Clique Catches Dame Marie Late to Win 29th Running of Grade II Churchill Distaff Turf Mile

Amerman Racing Stables' Coffee Clique squeezed through an opening along the hedge to surge past longshot Dame Marie to score a half-length victory in the 29th running of the $336,900 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (Grade II) Presented by Longines for...

May 3, 2014

Central Banker Outduels Shakin It Up to Win 80th Running of Grade II Churchill Downs

Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence's Central Banker fought off repeated bids from Shakin It Up in a stretch duel to win the 80th running of the $464,800 Churchill Downs (Grade II) Presented by Twinspires.com by a head.
Trained by Al Stall...

May 3, 2014

Global View Nips Storming Inti at Wire to Win 23rd Running of Grade II American Turf

Glen Hill Farm's Global View caught Storming Inti in the closing strides to win the 23rd running of the $294,500 American Turf (Grade II) Presented by Ram Trucks for 3-year-olds by a neck.
Trained by Tom Proctor and ridden by Gary Stevens, Global...

May 3, 2014

Midnight Lucky Romps in 28th Running of Grade I Humana Distaff

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman's Midnight Lucky, making her first start in more than 11 months, took the lead out of the gate and scored a dominating 4 ½-length victory over Street Girl in the 28th running of the $330,600 Humana...

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