Kentucky Derby News

Thursday’s eight-race program at Churchill Downs has been cancelled because of excessive heat in the Louisville area.
Racing at Churchill Downs is scheduled to resume Friday at 12:45 p.m. ET, although track officials will continue to monitor the...

Arkansas Derby (Grade I) winner Cyberknife bounced back from his 18th place finish in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) and put his nose in front of pacesetter Howling Time at the wire to narrowly win Sunday’s 25th running of...

Griffon Farms’ and trainer Michelle Lovell’s 6-year-old gelding Just Might led every step of the way and turned back a challenge at the top of the stretch from Charcoal to win Saturday’s sixth running of the $145,700 Mighty Beau Overnight...

Gold Square’s Grade I winning colt Cyberknife headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds that were entered in Sunday’s $225,000 Matt Winn Stakes (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Matt Winn will go as Race 8 with a post time of 4:22 p.m....

Gam’s Mission ran down pacesetter Dalika (GER) in the homestretch to score a 1 ¼-length victory in Sunday’s 46th running of the $193,350 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
Gam’s Mission, trained by...

Patricia’s Hope LLC and Mark Farrar’s Conagher dazzled fans Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs with a near track record performance when he scorched seven furlongs in 1:20.62 for his second-consecutive allowance victory.
The budding star...

Whitham Thoroughbreds’ homebred Walkathon collared pacesetter Lola Flo leaving the final turn, opened a clear lead at the top of the stretch and turned back a late run by 4-5 favorite McKulick (GB) to win Saturday’s 53rd running of the $200,000...

Robert H. Zoellner’s homebred She’s All Wolfe, the longest shot at 20-1 in a compact field of five fillies and mares, powered past tiring leaders Ava’s Grace, Army Wife and odds-on 2-5 favorite Pauline’s Pearl in deep stretch to...

Amerman Racing Stables’ veteran homebred Admission Office made his 7-year-old debut a winning one as newly-gelded son of Point of Entry ran down pacesetter Get Smokin at the wire to win Saturday’s 86th running of the $197,500 Arlington (Grade...

Tamaroak Partners’ Bango split rivals in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 34th running of the $200,000 Aristides (Listed) at Churchill Downs for the second year in a row, this time by 2 ½ lengths over Necker Island.
Trained by Greg Foley...