Kentucky Derby News

August 13, 2022
DALIKA (GER) RE-RALLIED TO WIN GRADE I, $500,000 BEVERLY D.
Dalika (GER) went straight to the front and was collared by Princess Grace at the top of the stretch but re-rallied along the inside to determinedly win Saturday’s 32nd running of the $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes (Grade I) at Churchill Downs.
Dalika...
August 10, 2022
Special Two-Day 'Bluegrass Pick 6' Highlights Saturday's Arlington Million Day Wagering Menu
A special two-day $1 Pick 6 including stakes races from Churchill Downs and Ellis Park highlights Saturday’s Arlington Million Day wagering menu at Churchill Downs.
Billed as the “Bluegrass Pick 6,” the all-stakes, six-race sequence...
August 10, 2022
Churchill Downs Arlington Million Notes: Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022
Set Piece (GB) arrived in the United States two years ago to the care of multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox and since then owner Juddmonte has been rewarded with seven victories. The one missing link in Set Piece’s résumé...
August 9, 2022
Grade I Winners Santin, Smooth Like Strait Headline Saturday's Special Arlington Million Day Card at Churchill Downs
Godolphin’s Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade I) winner Santin will face six fellow turf specialists, including Cannon Thoroughbreds’ 2021 Shoemaker Mile (GI) hero Smooth Like Strait, in Saturday’s 39th running of the $1 million...
August 9, 2022
GROUP II WINNER LILY POND (IRE) SHIPS FROM IRELAND TO U.S. IN SEARCH OF GRADE I GLORY IN $500,000 BEVERLY D
Westerberg Limited, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith’s recent Group II winner Lily Pond (IRE) will be in search of Grade I glory in her first stateside start in the highly-competitive 32nd running of the $500,000 Beverly D (Grade...
July 3, 2022
Impressive 2-Year-Old Damon's Mound Romps by 12 1/2 Lengths
Five weeks ago, trainer Michelle Lovell said, “Look at this 2-year-old that is in my barn. I’ve never had one that acts this professional or with this much class. He could be special.”
Lovell was referring to Cliff and Michele Love’s...
July 3, 2022
Pool for Mandatory Payout of Monday's Derby City 6 on Closing Day Could Eclipse $1 Million
Bettors have a lucrative $166,544 carryover in the Derby City 6 to chase Monday at Churchill Downs for the nine-race closing day program.
There is a mandatory payout in Monday’s 20-cent Derby City 6, which covers Races 4-9 starting at approximately...
July 2, 2022
Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps and Quotes from Stephen Foster Day
Olympiad tracked a quick pace, grabbed the lead at the top of the stretch and held a rallying Americanrevolution at bay in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 41st running of the $740,000 Stephen Foster (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by 2 ¼ lengths...
June 30, 2022
Churchill Downs Update: Wednesday, June 29 -- Top Older Horses Mandaloun, Olympiad Set to Clash in Saturday's Grade II, $750,000 Stephen Foster
Seven of the country’s top older horses, led by multiple graded stakes winners Mandaloun and Olympiad, are set to compete in Saturday’s Grade II, $750,000 Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs.
Saturday’s Stephen Foster Day at Churchill...
June 25, 2022
Lady Rocket Wires Competitive Field in Grade III Chicago
Lady Rocket went straight to the front and turned back late charges by Sconsin and Bell’s the One to win Saturday’s 32nd running of the $200,000 Chicago Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs by 2 ¾ lengths.
Ricardo Santana Jr. rode...

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