Kentucky Derby News

Exactly 30 days before the 138th running of the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), the solid gold trophy that will be presented to the owner of the Derby-winning 3-year-old has arrived at Churchill Downs.
The trophy...

JEOG Racing LLC’s homebred Scatman, who finished third behind Secret Circle and Optimizer in the Rebel (Grade II) at Oaklawn Park on March 17, breezed six furlongs over a fast track at Churchill Downs on Friday morning in 1:13.20 for trainer Mike...

For the first time, Churchill Downs Racetrack and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will offer special Horsepower vs. Horsepower ticket packages for two of the world’s most legendary sporting events, the Kentucky Derby and Indianapolis 500.
These...

After a career of more than 45 years at Churchill Downs Racetrack, the historic home of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), Track Superintendent Raymond “Butch” Lehr will retire from that post when the track concludes its...

An upset loss in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I) did not prevent Chadds Ford Stable’s Union Rags (#22) from being the favorite in Churchill Downs’ final Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pool of 2012, but...

John Oxley’s Tampa Bay Derby (Grade II) winner Prospective, a major contender for the 138th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), breezed five furlongs on a fast track at Churchill Downs on Monday morning in 1:01.20...

Despite a surprising loss as the odds-on favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I), Chadds Ford Stable’s Union Rags (#22) is the 7-2 favorite heading into the final day of betting in the third and final pool of Churchill Downs’...

Friday’s first of three days of betting in Churchill Downs’ final Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) of 2012 featured strong support for 2-year-old champion and Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Hansen...

Reigning American 2-year-old champion Hansen tuned up for a planned run in Keeneland’s Toyota Blue Grass (Grade I) on April 14 with a strong five-furlong work in :59.80 on Saturday at Churchill Downs’ Trackside training center.
The Toyota...

Chadds Fords Stable’s Union Rags (#22), a dazzling winner of the Fountain of Youth (Grade II) at Gulfstream Park and the expected favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (GI), is expected to be the people’s choice to emerge as...