Kentucky Derby News

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...
February 9, 2013
'All Others' Heavily Favored Over Pletcher Quartet on Derby Futures Day 1
A busy opening day of betting in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pool of 2013 ended with the “All Others” (#24) wagering interest in its expected spot as heavy favorite, but the next four slots on the odds board...
February 6, 2013
'All Others' Strong Choice Over Shanghai Bobby, Violence in Derby Futures Pool 1
Champion Shanghai Bobby (#17) and rising star Violence (#21) are expected to vie for the role of individual favorite, but Churchill Downs Racetrack oddsmaker Mike Battaglia believes the “All Others” (#24) betting interest will be a strong...
February 2, 2013
Champion Shanghai Bobby Leads Large Pletcher Team Among 369 Horses Nominated to 2013 Triple Crown Series
The early nomination period for the three races in the American Triple Crown has concluded with 369 3-year-old Thoroughbreds based in the United States and abroad eligible to bid for a rare sweep of the series of classic races that includes the $2 million-guaranteed...
January 23, 2013
Early Nominations of 3-Year-Old Thoroughbreds to 2013 Triple Crown Series Due Saturday, Jan. 26
Owners and trainers of 3-year-old Thoroughbreds who dream that their young horses will participate in the 2013 Triple Crown races have only a few days remaining to make their horses eligible during its early nomination period to compete in the coveted...
January 22, 2013
139th Kentucky Derby, Oaks Top $7.475 Million Churchill Downs' Spring Stakes Schedule
The 139th annual runnings of the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), America’s greatest race and the opening leg of racing’s elusive Triple Crown, and the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (GI), the nation’s...

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