Kentucky Derby News

On a crisp, fall morning beneath the Twin Spires, $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade I) contender Got Stormy along with $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) competitor Juju’s Map logged their final works at Churchill Downs...

Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open its 132nd Fall Meet with an 11-race program – all for promising 2-year-old Thoroughbreds – at 1 p.m. (all...

more in every race,” trainer Brad Cox said. “I thought his race in the Travers was a tremendous effort to run down (Midnight Bourbon). He’s a really nice horse in his own right.
“The distance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic...

It was the perfect start to racing Saturday at Churchill Downs where 3-year-old colt Cody’s Wish, named after 15-year-old Cody Dorman who suffers from the rare genetic disorder Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, recorded his first lifetime victory.
“This...

In the midst of a milestone-filled 2021, Steve Asmussen became the first trainer in Churchill Downs history to saddle 800 winners beneath the Twin Spires when promising 2-year-old Dr. Perry won Saturday’s sixth race.
Asmussen, who scored his record-breaking...

Korea Racing Authority’s trailblazer Knicks Go, the top-rated horse for this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I), went right to the front and never looked back as he easily dismissed his five rivals to win Saturday’s $337,000...

Shortleaf Stable’s Plainsman rallied from off the pace, grabbed the lead with a furlong to run and out-kicked 1-2 favorite Beau Liam to the wire to win Saturday’s 29th renewal of the $300,000 Ack Ack (Grade III) at Churchill Downs by one length....

A lucrative total Derby City 6 carryover pool of $78,530 awaits bettors Sunday for closing day of Churchill Downs’ 12-day September Meet.
Because Sunday is closing day, there is a mandatory Derby City 6 payout with all monies distributed to ticket...

Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today plans to open a new historical racing machine (“HRM”) entertainment venue, Derby City Gaming Downtown, in Louisville, Kentucky. The...

For most race fans that scan through Saturday’s first race, they’ll notice a field of nine colts and geldings that will attempt to win their first career race. However, one horse in Saturday’s opener has a much deeper meaning than what’s...