Kentucky Derby News

June 26, 2013

D'cajun Cat, Hollywood Talent Top Saturday's Bashford Manor

D’cajun Cat, impressive debut winner by 5 ¼ lengths on June 1, and Hollywood Talent, a 3 ½-length winner in his lone start on April 19, top a field of seven 2-year-olds entered for Saturday night’s 112th running of the $100,000-added...

June 23, 2013

Scharbauer's Fiftyshadesofgold Passes Class Test, Beats Rivals by 8 in Debutante

Fiftyshadesofgold, a 10-length winner against Texas-breds in her debut at Lone Star Park, invaded Churchill Downs for Saturday night’s 113th running of the $113,400 Debutante and delivered a similar jaw-dropping performance, beating More Than Beauty...

June 23, 2013

Churchill Downs Race Day Notes for Sunday, June 23

WISE DAN, D’CAJUN CAT TOP SATURDAY STAKES POSSIBLES
Horse of the Year Wise Dan and impressive debut winner D’cajun Cat top the list of possible contenders for Saturday’s $150,000-added Firecracker Handicap (Grade II) and $100,000-added...

June 23, 2013

Ramseys Bag Three Sunday to Equal Track Record for Single Season Wins by Owner

Ken and Sarah Ramsey won three races at Churchill Downs on Sunday to equal A.J. Foyt III’s 30-year-old record for most wins during a meeting at the historic Louisville racetrack.
The Nicholasville, Ky. couple – Churchill Downs’ all-time...

June 22, 2013

Churchill Downs Race Day Notes for Saturday, June 22

WISE DAN WORKS TOWARD FIRECRACKER, WEIGHTED AT 128
Horse of the Year Wise Dan breezed a “bullet” half-mile on the Polytrack at Keeneland on Saturday in :46.20 and later was named the 128-pound high weight for the 23rd running of the $150,000-added...

June 21, 2013

Churchill Downs Race Day Notes for Friday, June 21

SCHARBAUER’S FIFTYSHADESOFGOLD FACES OPEN-COMPANY IN DEBUTANTE
Fiftyshadesofgold, a 10-length winner against Texas-breds in her debut at Lone Star Park, will face open-company for the first time in Saturday’s $100,000-added Debutante and could...

June 20, 2013

Downs After Dark Back Saturday; Theme is 'Boots, Brew & BBQ'

Kick up your boots, y’all, and get ready for a Southern-style country celebration as the wildly-popular Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and Finlandia Vodka returns to Churchill Downs on Saturday night at 6 p.m. (all times Eastern).
This...

June 20, 2013

Churchill Downs Race Day Notes for Thursday, June 20

SILVER VALLEY DEBUTS FOR NEW CONNECTIONS IN DEBUTANTE
Silver Valley was privately purchased following her impressive 4 ¾-length debut victory on May 25 and she will make her first start for her new connections in Saturday’s $100,000-added...

June 19, 2013

Teardrop Tops Field of 11 for Saturday's 113th Debutante

Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC’s homebred Teardrop, an impressive debut winner on May 23, heads a competitive field of 11 2-year-old fillies entered for Saturday’s 113th running of the $100,000-added Debutante at Churchill Downs.
The Debutante,...

June 16, 2013

Fort Larned Does All the Running, Wires Field in Grade I, $536,300 Stephen Foster Handicap

Reminiscent of last November’s triumph in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I), Fort Larned made all of the running and posted a dominant 6 ¼-length, gate-to-wire win over Golden Ticket in Saturday’s 32nd running of...

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