Kentucky Derby News
May 5, 2014
'Bullet' Work for Preakness Hope Bayern; Rosario Gets Preakness Mount on Ride On Curlin
BAYERN WORKS BULLET TOWARD PREAKNESS — Kaleem Shah’s Bayern, working in company with the two-time graded stakes-winning filly Awesome Baby, drilled five furlongs in :58.20 over a fast Churchill Downs racing surface after Monday morning’s...
May 4, 2014
Kentucky Derby 140 Post-Race Winner's News Conference Transcript
THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, winning this year's Kentucky Derby, the 140th Kentucky Derby, Art Sherman, the winning trainer. You are the oldest man ever to saddle a Kentucky Derby winner. A nice bookend from 1955.
ART SHERMAN: Long story.
THE...
May 4, 2014
California Chrome Cruises to Victory in 140th Kentucky Derby Before Crowd of 164,906
Steven Coburn and Perry Martin's favored California Chrome, ridden by Victor Espinoza, took command at the head of the stretch en route to a 1 3/4-length victory over Commanding Curve to win the 140th running of the $2,202,800 Kentucky Derby Presented...
May 4, 2014
Get To Know the Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome (Pre-Race Bio)
California Chrome
Bay colt by Lucky Pulpit out of the Not For Love mare Love The Chase. Foaled Feb. 18, 2011.
Won the Santa Anita Derby by 5 ½ lengths over Hoppertunity
Won the San Felipe Stakes gate-to-wire defeating Midnight Hawk by 7 ¼...
May 3, 2014
Longines Kentucky Oaks Update
UNTAPABLE – With an authoritative 4 ½-length win in Friday's Kentucky Oaks, Winchell Thoroughbreds' Untapable made a case that she could be the top 3-year-old in the nation, male or female, regardless of the result in today's...
May 3, 2014
Trainer Quotes From The 140th Running of the Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks
Steve Asmussen, trainer of Untapable, winner – What makes her special?'How fast she is.'
'On this stage under the circumstances…the filly in the gates, the paddock, how congested it is, how many people are here, this doesn't...
May 3, 2014
Favored Untapable Romps in 140th Running of Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks in Front of 113,071
Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC's Untapable cruised to a 4 ½-length victory over My Miss Sophia to win the 140th running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies before a crowd of 113,071. The attendance was the third largest...
May 3, 2014
Fiftyshadesofgold Outgames Milam to Win 59th Running of Grade III Eight Belles
The Estate of Clarence Scharbauer Jr.'s Fiftyshadesofgold outgamed Milam through a furious stretch duel to win the 59th running of the $202,725 Eight Belles (Grade III) Presented by Twinspires.com for 3-year-old fillies by a half-length.
Trained...
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...
