Kentucky Derby News

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...

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...

Off-track betting (“OTB”) patrons at Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) will enjoy racing from tracks across North America in a sparkling new location starting Wednesday, Jan. 16 when the track’s simulcast wagering operations...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has established dates for three wagering pools for its Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) and a single pool for its Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (“KOFW”) in 2013.
Scheduled dates for the trio of three-day,...

Jockey Miguel Mena capped a lucrative weekend at Churchill Downs by guiding 30-1 longshot Keep Up to a half-length win over 4-5 favorite Boisterous in the 35th running of the Grade III, $115,700 River City Handicap on closing day of the 21-day Fall Meet.
On...

A dazzling farewell victory by the popular classic winner Shackleford and jockeyJesus Castanon in the 138th running of the $447,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) provided an exclamation point as...

Somewhat reminiscent of 2009 Kentucky Derby-winner Mine That Bird, a horse that was privately purchased after racing in Canada sprung a major upset beneath the Twin Spires.
Seaneen Girl, the longest shot in a field of nine 2-year-old fillies, rallied...

Uncaptured stamped himself as an early favorite for the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) after a outlasting a tenacious Frac Daddy in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 86th running of the $171,150 Kentucky Jockey...

Seaneen Girl’s upset victory in Saturday’s Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs had trainer Bernie Flint thinking about the First Friday in May on Sunday morning.
“They’re going to run the (Kentucky) Oaks (GI) here (at Churchill...

Shackleford, the popular multi-millionaire who triumphed in last year’s Preakness Stakes (Grade I), finished his stellar career in style with a front-running one-length victory over Take Charge Indy in Friday’s 138th running of the $447,000...