Kentucky Derby News
November 4, 2009
Longshot Golden Country Wins Wednesday's Churchill Downs Governor's Scholars Day Purse
Theodore Bates Jr.’s Golden Country reaffirmed his affinity for the main track at Churchill Downs by scoring an upset victory in Wednesday’s featured $50,597 Churchill Downs Governor’s Scholars Day Purse.
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November 3, 2009
Sunday Juvenile Stakes Winners Target 'Stars of Tomorrow II' … Whiting, Borel Runners Impress in Opening Day Wins
SUNDAY’S STAKES WINNERS TARGET CLOSING-DAY STARS OF TOMORROW II CARD – Jerry Romans’ Sassy Image and Cathy and Bob Zollars and Mark Wagner’s Thiskyhasnolimit, winners of the Pocahontas (GIII) and Iroquois (GIII) respectively on...
November 3, 2009
Churchill Downs Governor's Scholars to be Saluted with Reception at Track on Wednesday, Nov. 4
Churchill Downs will welcome outstanding Metro Louisville area high school students who are members of the 2009 Churchill Downs Governor’s Scholars initiative to the historic home of the Kentucky Derby on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with a reception at the...
November 3, 2009
'Who's the Champ?' Handicapping Tournament on Wednesdays & Sundays
Churchill Downs’ popular “Who’s the Champ” Handicapping Tournament will take place every Wednesday and Sunday during the 2009 Fall Meet through Nov. 22.
Horse racing fans can pit their handicapping skills against...
November 3, 2009
Millionaire Jonesboro, Riley Tucker Top Friday's Ack Ack Handicap
Michael Langford’s Jonesboro, a two-time graded-stakes winner in 2009 and earner of $1,465,575 in his 42-race career, and Riley Tucker, a close fifth to Breeders’ Cup Sprint (GI) contender Gayego in the Ancient Title (GI) at Oak Tree at Santa...
November 3, 2009
Churchill Downs to Give Away $10,000 in College Scholarships, Free Admission to Full-Time Students on Friday, Nov. 6
Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association will host their annual “College Scholarship Day” at the historic home of the Kentucky Derby on Friday, Nov. 6. A total of $10,000 in college scholarships will be given away that day...
November 3, 2009
Breeders' Cup World Championships Simulcast at Churchill Downs Nov. 6-7
For the first time since 1999, the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will be simulcast during Churchill Downs’ Fall Meet. Racing’s year-end global championship event, which consists of 14 races and $25.5 million in prize money, will...
November 1, 2009
Pure Clan, Capt. Candyman Can Work Toward Breeders' Cup Runs … Denis of Cork Finally Back in Carroll's Care
PURE CLAN HAS LIGHT DRILL FOR BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY & MARE TURF – Lewis Lakin’s Pure Clan put in her final major move for her start in Friday’s $2 million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (Grade I) ...
November 1, 2009
Favored Sassy Image Rallies in Stretch to Take Pocahontas
Jerry Romans’ Sassy Image weaved her way between horses in the stretch and then drew away to win the 41st running of the $115,900 Pocahontas (GIII) for 2-year-old fillies by two lengths over Decelerator on the opening day of Churchill Downs’...
November 1, 2009
Thisskyhasnolimit, Bridgmohan Rally to score upset in $100,000-added Iroquois
Cathy and Bob Zollars and Mark Wagner’s Thiskyhasnolimit rallied from far off the pace to win the 28th running of the $120,800 Iroquois for 2-year-olds by a length over Uh Oh Bango on opening day of the 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs.
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