Kentucky Derby News

Pocket Aces Racing’s Temple City Terror is back to defend her crown in Saturday’s featured eighth running of the $160,000 Keertana Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The 1 ½-mile Keertana, run on the Matt Winn Turf Course, was carded...

Lloyd Madison Farm’s top filly and mare sprinter Sconsin is poised to return for her 5-year-old campaign and defend her championship in the $200,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) on Memorial Day at Churchill Downs.
Sconsin, trained by Greg Foley,...

RED TR-Racing’s Kentucky Derby (Grade I) winner Rich Strike arrived at Churchill Downs on Wednesday from his home base of Mercury Equine Center in Lexington, Ky. to begin his preparation for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (GI) on June 11.
Rich...

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Grade II) winner Twilight Gleaming (IRE) stumbled leaving the gate but quickly recovered and scored a front-running head victory over Devine Charger at odds of 1-5 in Saturday night’s third running of the...

One week ago, trainer Eric Reed stood on hallowed grounds in the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle following Rich Strike’s shocking 80-1 victory in the “Run for the Roses.” Reed joined the cast of “Inside Churchill Downs”...

Godolphin’s homebred Santin prevailed in a protracted stretch duel over Mira Mission by a neck to win the 36th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic for 3-year-olds and up Saturday afternoon.
Trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden...

Eric Reed, trainer of Rich Strike (First) – “He passed them all. I’m elated. I’m happy because this horse trained good enough to win. This rider (Sonny Leon) has been on him all along as he learned the process. He taught him to...

Rich Strike, owned by Richard Dawson’s RED TR-Racing, pulled off the second biggest upset in the history of the Run for the Roses by rallying along the inside to catch favored Epicenter in deep stretch to win the 148th running of the $3 million...

Sonny Leon, jockey of Rich Strike (First) – “You know we had a difficult post but I know the horse. I didn’t know if he could win but I had a good feeling with him. I had to wait until the stretch and that’s what I did. I waited...

Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today that an exuberant crowd of 147,294 Derby fans at Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”) witnessed the second-biggest long shot ever to win the Kentucky...