Kentucky Derby News
November 24, 2021
Well-Bred Filly Famed Battles 10 3/4-length Rags to Riches Winner Sandstone in Golden Rod
Godolphin’s 2-year-old filly Famed, the half-sister to champion colt Essential Quality, will face off against Susan Moulton’s dominant 10 ¾-length winner of the $200,000 Rags to Riches Sandstone in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod...
November 24, 2021
Recent Allowance Winner Tejano Twist Tops First Running of $200,000 Lively Shively
Tom Durant’s Tejano Twist, who cruised to a 7 ¼-length allowance victory in his last start, headlines a field of eight 2-year-old sprinters that entered Saturday’s inaugural running of the $200,000 Lively Shively at Churchill Downs....
November 24, 2021
Myrtlewood Stakes Winner Sweet Dani Girl Headlines $200,000 Fern Creek
J and J Stables and Nicholas Vaccarezza’s undefeated $150,000 Myrtlewood Stakes winner Sweet Dani Girl tops a field of eight 2-year-old filly sprinters entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Fern Creek at Churchill Downs.
The 6 ½-furlong Fern...
November 21, 2021
Top Older Horse Maxfield Draws Post 8 in Friday's Grade I, $750,000 Clark Presented by Norton Healthcare
Godolphin’s multiple graded stakes winning colt Maxfield drew post No. 8 and will face a talented field of seven rivals that entered Friday’s 147th running of the Grade I, $750,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare, the premier race of...
November 20, 2021
Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Bonny South Tops Thursday's Grade II, $500,000 Falls City
Juddmonte’s multiple graded stakes-winning filly Bonny South headlines a competitive field of seven fillies and mares that entered the 106th running of the $500,000 Falls City (Grade II), the centerpiece on the 12-race Thanksgiving Day program at...
November 20, 2021
Obligatory Rallies to Win $300,000 Chilukki
Juddmonte’s 3-year-old homebred filly Obligatory raced into a comfortable position early on and closed into a swift pace down the stretch to run down Matera and Miss Bigly in Saturday’s 36th running of the $300,000 Chilukki (Grade III) at...
November 19, 2021
Maxfield Completes Major Preparations for Clark
Godolphin’s multiple graded stakes-winning colt Maxfield completed his major preparation Friday for next week’s Grade I, $750,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare with a five-furlong move at Churchill Downs in 1:01.20.
Under the watchful...
November 18, 2021
Beverly Park to Attempt Nine Wins in a Row Sunday at Churchill Downs
Norman “Lynn” and Lola Cash’s former $12,500 claim Beverly Park will attempt to notch his ninth consecutive victory Sunday in a conditioned allowance event at Churchill Downs.
Lynn and wife Lola burst onto the Kentucky racing scene...
November 17, 2021
Maxfield, Midnight Bourbon Top Early Clark Probables
• Code of Honor (19-7-5-2—$2,951,320) – Will Farish’s homebred Code of Honor dominated the $1.25 million Travers (GI) in 2020 for his first Grade I victory. The 5-year-old son of Noble Mission (GB) trained by Shug McGaughey recently...
November 17, 2021
Eight Belles Winner Obligatory Headlines Saturday's Chilukki
Juddmonte’s homebred Obligatory, the one-length winner of the $300,000 Eight Belles (Grade II) on Kentucky Oaks day, tops a field of eight fillies and mares that were entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Chilukki (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
The...