Kentucky Derby News
June 12, 2022
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Matt Winn Stakes and Leslie's Lady Overnight Stakes
Arkansas Derby (Grade I) winner Cyberknife bounced back from his 18th place finish in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) and put his nose in front of pacesetter Howling Time at the wire to narrowly win Sunday’s 25th running of...
June 11, 2022
Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: $160,000 Mighty Beau
Griffon Farms’ and trainer Michelle Lovell’s 6-year-old gelding Just Might led every step of the way and turned back a challenge at the top of the stretch from Charcoal to win Saturday’s sixth running of the $145,700 Mighty Beau Overnight...
June 9, 2022
Arkansas Derby Winner Cyberknife Leads Field in Sunday's Grade III, $225,000 Matt Winn
Gold Square’s Grade I winning colt Cyberknife headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds that were entered in Sunday’s $225,000 Matt Winn Stakes (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Matt Winn will go as Race 8 with a post time of 4:22 p.m....
June 5, 2022
GAM’S MISSION PREVAILS IN GRADE III OLD FORESTER MINT JULEP
Gam’s Mission ran down pacesetter Dalika (GER) in the homestretch to score a 1 ¼-length victory in Sunday’s 46th running of the $193,350 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
Gam’s Mission, trained by...
June 4, 2022
Conagher Talk of the Track After Near Record-Breaking Performance
Patricia’s Hope LLC and Mark Farrar’s Conagher dazzled fans Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs with a near track record performance when he scorched seven furlongs in 1:20.62 for his second-consecutive allowance victory.
The budding star...
June 4, 2022
Walkathon Prevails in Grade III Regret to Give Leparoux 1,000 Churchill Downs Wins
Whitham Thoroughbreds’ homebred Walkathon collared pacesetter Lola Flo leaving the final turn, opened a clear lead at the top of the stretch and turned back a late run by 4-5 favorite McKulick (GB) to win Saturday’s 53rd running of the $200,000...
June 4, 2022
SHE’S ALL WOLFE SCORES OVER-THE-TOP UPSET IN $179,500 SHAWNEE
Robert H. Zoellner’s homebred She’s All Wolfe, the longest shot at 20-1 in a compact field of five fillies and mares, powered past tiring leaders Ava’s Grace, Army Wife and odds-on 2-5 favorite Pauline’s Pearl in deep stretch to...
June 4, 2022
Veteran Admission Office Successful in Arlington Stakes Return
Amerman Racing Stables’ veteran homebred Admission Office made his 7-year-old debut a winning one as newly-gelded son of Point of Entry ran down pacesetter Get Smokin at the wire to win Saturday’s 86th running of the $197,500 Arlington (Grade...
June 4, 2022
DEFENDING CHAMP BANGO REPEATS IN $200,000 ARISTIDES AT 10-1
Tamaroak Partners’ Bango split rivals in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 34th running of the $200,000 Aristides (Listed) at Churchill Downs for the second year in a row, this time by 2 ½ lengths over Necker Island.
Trained by Greg Foley...
June 4, 2022
‘OTHER’ PLETCHER DYNAMIC ONE WINS BLAME, AMERICANREVOLUTION Fourth
Dynamic One, the “other” horse trained by Todd Pletcher, lived up to his name with a one-length victory over a closing Proxy in Saturday’s third running of the $198,750 Blame Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs, a local prep for the Louisville...