Kentucky Derby News

John Oxley’s Prospective, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (Grade II) on March 10 and a major contender for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), breezed five furlongs on a “fast” main track at Churchill Downs on...

Reigning 2-year-old champion Hansen continued his preparations for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with an easy five-furlong work on Saturday at Churchill Downs’ Trackside Training Center.
Exercise rider Joel Barrientos...

Reigning American 2-year-old champion Hansen breezed an easy half-mile Sunday at Churchill Downs’ Trackside Training Center as the major contender for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) worked for the first time since his return...

For the third consecutive year, Churchill Downs and NBC have partnered to give one person the chance to place a life-changing $100,000 win bet in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 5.
Two years ago, Glen Fullerton of Houston...

Chefs, Partners Sign On for Official Kentucky Derby Party of Churchill Downs; Event Has Raised $121,000 for Hunger Relief; This Year’s Beneficiary is ‘Blessings In A Backpack’
The perfect Kentucky Derby appetizer returns Thursday,...

Team Valor International’s Animal Kingdom could return to Churchill Downs on the anniversary of his greatest triumph as the 2011 winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) is joined by defending winner Get Stormy, 2011 Eclipse...

There will be no change in the price of general admission tickets for the 138th runnings of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Kentucky Oaks if tickets are purchased online and in advance of those events, but the ticket...

A strong mix of accomplished stars headed by major stakes performers Grace Hall and On Fire Baby and exciting newcomers led by the Bob Baffert-trained trio of Eden’s Moon, Princess Arabella and Mamma Kimbo comprise the list of 94 3-year-old fillies...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has looked within its organization to fill a pair of key positions on its team by naming Ryan Jordan to the post of General Manager and promoting Greg Bush to Vice President, Operations at the historic home of the Kentucky Derby...

A busy final day in the second of three betting pools in Churchill Downs’ 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KOFW”) ended with the “All Others” (#24) betting interest narrowly edging individual choice Union Rags (#23) to...