Kentucky Derby News

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 5, 2023) – Rigney Racing’s Played Hard survived a rider’s objection from Tyler Gaffalione on 2022 Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath to win the 38th running of the $750,000 La Troienne presented by TwinSpires...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 5, 2023) – Miacomet Farm’s Heavenly Sunday took the lead shortly after the start and then fended off a host of challengers in the stretch to prevail by three-quarters of a length in the 39th running of the $500,000...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 5, 2023) – Godolphin’s homebred Pretty Mischievous held off a late charge from Gambling Girl by a neck to win the 149th running of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill...

Juvenile champion Uncle Mo had been the talk of the racing world for months and was the overwhelming early favorite for the 2011 Kentucky Derby. Undefeated in his first four career starts, including the Champagne S. (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 4, 2023) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) announced today the indefinite suspension of trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. until further notice. The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer directly or...

Gun Runner, one of the best Thoroughbreds in the world during the past decade, has evolved into one of the leading North American sires of today. From his debut win under the storied Twin Spires to a final career win in the world’s richest race,...

Cody’s Wish, a horse with a heartwarming backstory who rose to prominence in 2022, has resumed training for his five-year-old debut.

The bay won his last four races, crowned by the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), for an overall record of 7-1-3...

Ice Box reached his apex in the Kentucky Derby (G1), rallying from nineteenth to finish second behind Super Saver in one of the unluckiest trips in the race’s history. This performance earned him top billing in the Belmont (G1), but the chestnut...

Serengeti Empress, one of the biggest stars in racing over the past five years, is the mother of a yearling, her first foal in her new career as a broodmare. In her first career, the dark bay won the Kentucky Oaks (G1), reached the Breeders’ Cup...

Eskenforit (Photo by Coady Photography/Churchill Downs)

On the list of track records ordered by distance, he sat next to Secretariat, the 1 1/4 mile champion.

Eskenforit hasn’t triumphed in a stakes race and has only won six of his 44 career...