Kentucky Derby News
May 21, 2012
Churchill Downs Presents Ladies Only Racing Clinic, Thursday, May 24
Half and Full Day Sessions Feature Wagering Advice and Thoroughbred Education From Two of Racing’s Leading Ladies, Jill Byrne and Donna Barton Brothers
Churchill Downs is welcoming women only to a special Ladies Racing Clinic on Thursday, May 24,...
May 19, 2012
Chilled Tries to Bite Zimmer in Deep Stretch; DQ to Second Denies McGee 300th CD Win
Paul McGee thought he secured his 300th career training win at Churchill Downs when Chilled won a close photo finish in Friday’s $57,528 allowance feature, but the 49-year-old Louisville native was denied the milestone when Kentucky Horse Racing...
May 19, 2012
Dullahan Works Toward Belmont; On Fire Baby Sizzles in Bullet Work
Donegal Racing’s Dullahan, winner of the Toyota Blue Grass (Grade I) and most recently third in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), continued his preparations for the third jewel of the Triple Crown with a five-furlong breeze in 1:00.20...
May 18, 2012
Churchill Trainers Favoring Derby 1-2 in Preakness
The day before the 137th running of the Preakness (Grade I), several trainers at Churchill Downs offered their opinions about who will win the second jewel of the Triple Crown and most are picking Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) winner I’ll...
May 18, 2012
Citizen Cope, Derby Winner's Poster, Preakness,Family Fun Days Top Churchill Downs Weekend
Churchill Downs joins racing fans in celebrating the bid by I’ll Have Another, winner of the 138th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, bid to win the Preakness Stakes with an action-packed weekend of excitement headed by Saturday’s simulcast...
May 17, 2012
Byrne Hopes Derby 139 Trail Begins Friday With Positively
The Kentucky Derby trail for Take Charge Indy ended with 3-year-old dark bay son of A.P. Indy finishing 19th of 20 in the Run for the Roses, but his connections are hoping to get right back on the Derby trail with Positively, a 2-year-old son of Distorted...
May 13, 2012
Sloppy Conditions Postpone Work for Cozzetti
With more than an inch of rain in the Louisville area and more coming down Sunday morning, trainer Dale Romans opted to postpone a work for Preakness (Grade I) contender Cozzetti and instead sent the colt out for a 1 ½-mile gallop after the renovation...
May 12, 2012
Romans Reflects on a Memorable Derby Weekend
Dale Romans has been training horses for more than 25 years, he has saddled more than 1,500 winners, his runners have earned nearly $70 million and his long list of graded-stakes wins include such prestigious races as the Dubai World Cup (Grade I) and...
May 11, 2012
Dullahan to Bypass Preakness, Hansen Remains Possible
Donegal Racing’s Dullahan, the two-time Grade I winner and third-place finisher in this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), will race next in the Belmont Stakes on June 9, the stable’s managing partner Jerry Crawford...
May 10, 2012
Bradley Always Knew Groupie Doll Was a Special One
Trainer Buff Bradley admits to not remembering the early days of every horse foaled on his Indian Ridge Farm in Frankfort, Ky.; however, Bradley certainly remembers the birthday of Humana Distaff (Grade I) winner Groupie Doll.
'I remember...