Kentucky Derby News
November 27, 2013
Game On Dude Arrives, Settles In for Clark; Clark Post for Will Take Charge OK by Lukas
The major players for Friday’s 139th running of the $500,000-added Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) are now in place at Churchill Downs following the early afternoon arrival of morning line favorite Game On Dude early Wednesday...
November 26, 2013
Game On Dude, Will Take Charge Vie for Championship Honors in Clark Handicap
Game On Dude, a seven-time Grade I winner in California, will break from the rail and Travers (GI) champ Will Take Charge, who lost the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) by a nose, landed post No. 7 as both horses attempt to bolster their résumés...
November 25, 2013
Easter Gift Arrives Tuesday for Run Against Game On Dude, Will Take Charge in Friday's Clark
While the journey of seven-time Grade I winner Game On Dude to Churchill Downs for Friday’s $500,000-added Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) has been much discussed, another Clark hope will ship to the track with much less...
November 25, 2013
Holiday Betting Bargains Abound in Earliest Kentucky Derby Future Wager, But 'All Others' Heavily Favored
Thanksgiving Weekend racing fans looking for great deals on contenders for the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) have opportunities this week to do their earliest shopping ever as Churchill Downs’ Kentucky...
November 24, 2013
Rags-to-Riches Mare Don't Tell Sophia Heads Grade II Falls City on Thanksgiving at the Downs
A field of nine fillies and mares, led by Grade II winners Don’t Tell Sophia and Fiftyshadesofhay, has been entered for the 98th running of the $150,000-added Falls City Handicap (Grade II) on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs.
Thursday’s...
November 23, 2013
Clark Handicap Hopes Golden Ticket, Bourbon Courage, Finnegans Wake Work
A trio of contenders for Friday’s 139th running of the $500,000-added Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) took advantage of Saturday morning’s dry weather and a fast track to turn in their final works in preparation for...
November 23, 2013
45-1 Longshot Potomac River Springs Upset in Churchill Downs' River City
Maribel Ruelas’ Potomac River, the longest shot in the field of 10 three-year-olds and up, made a bold five-wide move on the far turn and rolled to a two-length victory over Set the Sail in the 36th running of the $116,300 River City Handicap (Grade...
November 22, 2013
Will Take Charge Works for Clark Handicap; Game On Dude Assigned 126 for Clark
Willis D. Horton’s Will Take Charge, a top contender for the $500,000-added Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) on Nov. 30, was on the Churchill Downs track the instant it opened at 6 a.m. (all times EST) on Friday for his final...
November 21, 2013
Saturday's Grade III River City Lures Overflow Field of 15 Grass Horses
An overflow field of 15 horses, led by defending champ Keep Up and starting high weight Daddy Nose Best, has been entered for Saturday’s 36th running of the $100,000-added River City Handicap (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
The River City –...
November 21, 2013
Churchill Downs Adjusts Fall Purses; Two Stakes Reduced, Two Races Dropped
As it engages ongoing competitive challenges that include gaming-enhanced purses at other racetracks and continued growth of casino competition in its home region, Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) has announced a reduction in purses that...
