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November 8, 2011
$10,000 in Scholarships, David Nail Concert Set for Friday's College Scholarship Day
Ten $1,000 scholarships will be distributed to full-time students from colleges and universities throughout the country when Churchill Downs joins the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (“KTA”) for the annual College Scholarship Day at the...
November 6, 2011
Buckleupbuttercup Rallies in Chilukki; Salty Strike Rolls in Dream Supreme
Avalon Farms’ Buckleupbuttercup got up in the final strides to win the 26th running of the $167,400 Chilukki (Grade II) for fillies and mares by a head over May Day Rose to complete Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships day card...
November 6, 2011
Deluxe Continues Mott Magic in Cardinal Handicap
Juddmonte Farms’ regally bred Deluxe outdueled Ravi’s Song to win the 38th running of the $109,900 Cardinal Handicap (Grade III) for fillies and mares by a half-length over the Matt Winn Turf Course.
Trained by Bill Mott, who saddled his sixth...
November 4, 2011
Mister Marti Gras Takes Ack Ack, Will's Wildcat wins Jimmy V!
Lothenbach Stables’ Mister Marti Gras rallied in deep stretch to overtake Alma d’Oro to win the 19th running of the $109,700 Ack Ack Handicap (Grade III) for 3-year-olds and up by a half-length.
Trained by Chris Block and ridden by Julien...
November 4, 2011
Mister Marti Gras Wins Ack Ack; Will's Wildcat Takes Jimmy V.
Lothenbach Stables’ Mister Marti Gras rallied in deep stretch to overtake Alma d’Oro to win the 19th running of the $109,700 Ack Ack Handicap (Grade III) for 3-year-olds and up by a half-length.
Trained by Chris Block and ridden by Julien...
November 3, 2011
Humble and Hungry Devours Foes in Soggy Commonwealth Turf
Sagamore Farm’s Humble and Hungry swept to the lead in midstretch and cruised to a 1 1/4-length victory over Wilkinson to win the eighth running of the $111,200 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III) for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Ignacio...
November 3, 2011
Tapitsfly, Ravi's Song Top Sunday's 38th Cardinal 'Cap
Frank Jones Jr.’s Tapitsfly, winner of the 2009 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita, will carry top weight of 117 pounds Sunday when she faces six rivals in the 38th running of the $100,000-added Cardinal Handicap (Grade...
November 2, 2011
Mott Collects 650th Churchill Downs Victory as Anecdote Rolls
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, the all-time leading trainer at Churchill Downs, reached the 650-victory milestone Wednesday afternoon when James Karp’s favored Anecdote won the eighth race in wire-to-wire fashion under Jesus Castanon.
The...
October 31, 2011
On Fire Baby, Motor City Look to Next Steps
ON FIRE BABY EYES NEXT STEP IN GOLDEN ROD – “That was one for the good guys,” Hall of Fame trainer D Wayne Lukas said to Gary Hartlage as Lukas passed the viewing stand just past the six-furlong pole.
It was one of many congratulations...
October 31, 2011
Breeders' Cup Flash Notes: Havre de Grace Works for Classic
Fox Hill Farm’s Havre de Grace tuned up for the Breeders’ Cup Classic with an easy 5f workout in 1:02 under jockey Gabriel Saez Monday. The clockers caught her in splits of 12 2/5, 24 3/5, 36 4/5, 49 1/5 and 1:02 before galloping out six furlongs...