Kentucky Derby News

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...

November 13, 2021

Bell's the One Rallies to Win $300,000 Dream Supreme

Lothenbach Stables Inc.’s Bell’s the One, who bypassed a run in last week’s $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade I) at Del Mar because of travel complications, sat off a hot early pace, rallied in the stretch...

November 12, 2021

Tale of the Tape: Bell's the One vs. Sconsin in Saturday's Dream Supreme

Saturday’s $300,000 Dream Supreme will be the sixth time multiple stakes-winning sprinters Bell’s the One and Sconsin will face one another. Here are some additional details about the duo leading into the race:

Bell’s the One

Sconsin

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November 10, 2021

Bell's the One, Sconsin Set for Rematch in $300,000 Dream Supreme

Two of the nation’s most talented filly and mare sprinters, Bell’s the One and Sconsin, will renew their budding rivalry in Saturday’s $300,000 Dream Supreme (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
Saturday’s six-furlong Dream Supreme will...

November 6, 2021

Necker Island Wins $300,000 Bet On Sunshine at Churchill Downs

The Scherr Boys’ Necker Island, who finished ninth in last year’s Kentucky Derby, narrowly prevailed in a three-horse photo for the win in Saturday’s 13th running of the $300,000 Bet On Sunshine at Churchill Downs to beat Mucho by a...

November 3, 2021

Multiple Stakes Winner Bango Headlines Saturday's Bet On Sunshine

Tamaroak Partners’ four-time stakes winner Bango tops a competitive field of eight older males that entered Saturday’s $300,000 Bet On Sunshine at Churchill Downs.
Run at six furlongs, the 13th running of the Bet On Sunshine was carded as...

November 3, 2021

Racing Industry Remembers Jockey Miguel Mena

Friends and colleagues from across the horse racing industry continue to share stories of jockey Miguel Mena, who tragically passed away Sunday evening in an accident on I-64 in Louisville.
Mena was a fixture around the racetrack and spent nearly every...

November 1, 2021

Jockey Miguel Mena Passed Away at Age 34 Following Pedestrian Accident

Miguel Mena, one of the winningest jockeys in Churchill Downs history and a two-time winner of the prestigious Stephen Foster Stakes, was killed in a pedestrian accident on westbound I-64 between Blakenbaker Parkway and Hurstbourne Lane in Louisville...

October 31, 2021

Top Breeders' Cup Contenders Essential Quality, Knicks Go, Shedaresthedevil Breeze

With rain moving out of the Louisville area Saturday afternoon, trainer Brad Cox’s Breeders’ Cup stars Essential Quality (five furlongs, :59.40), Knicks Go (five furlongs, 1:01.20) and Shedaresthedevil (five furlongs, 1:00.80) logged their...

October 31, 2021

Hunch Bet Howling Time Wins $200,000 Street Sense on Halloween

Howling Time, the cleverly-named 2-year-old out of the mare Werewolf, was a popular hunch bet on Halloween at Churchill Downs as the 9-5 favorite rolled home to a 3 ¼-length win over Red Danger in Sunday’s ninth running of the $200,000 Street...

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