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...