Kentucky Derby News
March 3, 2013
Unlimited Budget, Champ Beholder Top Oaks Future Pool With One Day To Go
After two days of betting in Churchill Downs’ 2013 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (“KOFW”), unbeaten Unlimited Budget (#23), reigning 2-year-old filly champion Beholder (#1) and the popular “All Others” (#24) wagering interest...
March 2, 2013
Verrazano Narrow Individual Choice, But 'All Others' Favored On Opening Day of Derby Futures 2
The first day of betting in Churchill Downs Racetrack’s (CDRT) second Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pool of 2013 was highlighted by expected strong support for unbeaten Verrazano (#22, 10-1) and other 3-year-old stars, but the...
February 28, 2013
'Road to Kentucky Derby' Championship Series Continues With Saturday's Gotham
Overanalyze, who nosed out Normandy Invasion to win the Remsen (Grade II), will make his 3-year-old debut and break outside 11 other sophomores in Saturday’s $400,000 Gotham (GIII), which continues the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” Championship...
February 27, 2013
Six Pletcher Stars, Five Baffert Hopes Top Pool 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Five-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher lost a major contender for the 2013 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) when the impressive Violence suffered a career-ending injury last weekend, but Pletcher’s barn remains so...
February 27, 2013
Champion Beholder, Array of Rising Stars Head 2013 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
Churchill Downs Racetrack’s only Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (“KOFW”) betting pool for 2013 features reigning 2-year-old filly champion Beholder; major stakes winners Dreaming of Julia, Executiveprivilege and Live Lively and an array...
February 22, 2013
TwinSpires.com Offers $1-Million Top Prize in Road to the Derby Contest -- Starts Saturday, Feb. 23
TwinSpires.com, the official advance-deposit wagering service for Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN), is offering its players an opportunity to turn $20 into a $1-million prize by betting the Kentucky Derby preps and the Triple Crown with TwinSpires.com.
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February 21, 2013
'Road to Kentucky Derby' Championship Series Begins with Fountain of Youth, Risen Star
Over the next 10 weeks, compelling drama will be plentiful as the new “Kentucky Derby Championship Series” begins in earnest and horses attempt to earn their way into the May 4 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands beginning with Saturday’s...
February 20, 2013
Early Nominations to Kentucky Oaks 139, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Due Saturday
The early nomination deadline is fast approaching for owners and trainers who are pointing young racing stars in their care to the 139th running of the $1 million-guaranteed Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), America’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies...
February 11, 2013
Near-Record Kentucky Derby Futures Favor 'All Others,' Scramble for Favored Individual
The 2013 version of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) is off to a rousing start after its opening pool generated near-record betting, concluded with the expected emergence of the popular “All Others”...
February 10, 2013
It's 'All Others' Over Pletcher Foursome with One Derby Futures Day to Go
With only one day of betting remaining in the first of a trio of Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pools in 2013, fans continued to heavily favor “All Others” (#24) over a foursome of Derby hopefuls trained by Todd Pletcher...
