Kentucky Derby News

November 25, 2011

WinStar's Gemologist Bids To Follow Super Saver's Path In Jockey Club

?WINSTAR’S UNBEATEN GEMOLOGIST HOPES TO FOLLOW SUPER SAVER’S FOOTSTEPS IN JOCKEY CLUB – WinStar Farm LLC and trainer Todd Pletcher teamed up to win the 2009 running of the Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) with Super Saver, and returned...

November 24, 2011

Pocahontas Winner On Fire Baby Faces Stakes Veterans in Golden Rod

Anita Cauley’s homebred On Fire Baby, winner by three-quarters of length in the $150,000-added Pocahontas (Grade II) in the Stars of Tomorrow I program on the opening day of the Fall Meet, is the early favorite to add another graded-stakes win to...

November 24, 2011

Unbeatens Ever So Lucky, Gemologist Top Kentucky Jockey Club

Augustin Stable’s Ever So Lucky, a dazzling winner in his Churchill Downs debut, and WinStar Farm LLC’s Gemologist, perfect in two outings at Turfway Park and Churchill Downs, put their spotless racing records on the line Saturday as the promising...

November 24, 2011

Super Espresso Bids To End Racing Career With Falls City Victory

SUPER ESPRESSO LOOKS TO END RACING CAREER WITH FALLS CITY VICTORY – Celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s Super Espresso will look to end her racing career in style on Thursday when she makes her final start in the 96th running of the $175,000-added...

November 24, 2011

Churchill Downs Welcomes Breast Cancer Survivors for Sunday's Horses & Hope Day at the Races

Hundreds of survivors of breast cancer will join family and friends, Gov Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear, and other dignitaries on Sunday, Nov 20 at Churchill Downs for the track’s annual “Horses and Hope Day at the Races.”
The...

November 24, 2011

Arena Elvira Edges Afleeting Lady To Give Mott Fourth Falls City 'Cap Victory

Carolyn Wilson’s Arena Elvira outdueled longshot Afleeting Lady in deep stretch to grind out a win in the 96th running of the $193,725 Falls City Handicap (Grade II) for fillies and mares by a neck on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs.
Trained...

November 23, 2011

Beat The Blues Splashes to Victory in 'Horses & Hope Day' Sunday Feature

Martin Racing Stable LLC and Morgan Thoroughbred LLC’s Beat the Blues, a narrow loser to Grade I winner Sassy Image in the Winning Colors (Grade III) in May, overtook pacesetter Starlite Starbrite in mid-stretch and splashed home to a half-length...

November 22, 2011

Veteran Trainer Robert Holthus Dead at 77; Memorial at Churchill Downs on Saturday

Veteran trainer Robert Holthus, a regular on racing circuits in Kentucky, Arkansas and the Midwest for nearly 60 years, died Tuesday morning in Louisville, Ky. at the age of 77.
He was preparing to head to Churchill Downs to oversee his horses’...

November 22, 2011

Flat Out,Ruler On Ice Seek Eclipse Awards Momentum In Grade I Clark 'Cap

Preston Stables LLC’s Flat Out and George and Lori Hall’s Ruler On Ice, two major players from the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I) run at Churchill Downs on Nov. 5, will be searching for Eclipse Award championship momentum...

November 21, 2011

Volunteers from The Lord's Kitchen, Churchill Downs Prepare for Thanksgiving Food Giveaway

Volunteers and staff from The Lord’s Kitchen and racetrack and corporate team members from Churchill Downs have started Thanksgiving Week beneath the historic Twin Spires with the annual task of preparing boxes of food items...

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