Kentucky Derby News

A dominant performance by Chadds Ford Stable’s Union Rags (#23) in last weekend’s Fountain of Youth (Grade II) at Gulfstream Park has made the son of Dixie Union a strong individual choice in this week’s second three-day pool of Churchill...

Churchill Downs racing officials remind owners and trainers that nominations to compete in the 138th running of the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), America’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies, and the 26th running of the $500,000-added Woodford...

Churchill Downs’ popular “Road to the Roses” Kentucky Derby Fantasy Challenge is back for the 14th consecutive year. Registration is now open at RoadToTheRoses.com to compete in the free online contest that allows horse racing fans to...

The opening pool of Churchill Downs’ 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) soared into new territory Sunday when three days of pari-mutuel future betting ended with record total wagering for a single pool.  But there was no...

Fans of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) continued their strong support for both the “All Others” (#24) option and talented Champagne Stakes (GI) winner Union Rags (#23) on Saturday, and brisk betting at racetracks and...

Marketing Mix, runner-up to Irish star Together-IRE in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (Grade I) at Keeneland, heads a competitive field of 12 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s 21st running of the Mrs Revere (GII) at 1 1/16 miles on Churchill Downs’...

It was no surprise that bettors would flock to support the mutuel field, or “All Others”, wagering interest during the opening hours of 2012’s first of three pools of Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”),...

The first of three pools of Churchill Downs’ 2012 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) begins its three-day run on Friday, Feb 10, and the bet’s opening scenario is very similar to each of its opening pools since the wager was...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has appointed Kristin Warfield to the new post of Vice President, Partnerships at the famed home of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Warfield will oversee the growing partnership program at the historic track that...

The roster of 3-year-old Thoroughbreds nominated to compete in the classic races of the American Triple Crown has grown by one with the addition of Charles J Cella’s Cyber Secret, who was omitted from the initial roster of 397 early nominations...