Kentucky Derby News

October 1, 2021

Cody's Wish Will Attempt to Record First Career Win with Namesake in Attendance

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...

October 1, 2021

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: $155,568 Seneca Overnight Stakes

Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd.’s three-time graded stakes winner Crazy Beautiful wore down Rigney Racing LLC’s front-running, even-money favorite Played Hard in deep stretch to win Friday’s inaugural running of the $155,568 Seneca Overnight...

September 29, 2021

Multiple Grade I Winner Knicks Go Headlines $400,000 Lukas Classic

Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks Go, the top-rated horse for this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I), headlines a compact field of six accomplished older horses that entered Saturday’s $400,000 Lukas Classic (GIII) at Churchill...

September 29, 2021

Undefeated Beau Liam Searches for First Graded Stakes Score in Ack Ack

Stonestreet Stables’ undefeated homebred colt Beau Liam will attempt to notch his fourth-consecutive win against 10 rivals that entered Saturday’s 29th running of the $300,000 Ack Ack (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
The one-mile Ack Ack,...

September 28, 2021

Memorial to Celebrate Life of Dr. J. David 'Doc' Richardson to be held Saturday From 2-4 PM at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021) – A public memorial to celebrate the life of the late Dr. J. David “Doc” Richardson will be held Saturday (Oct. 2) at Churchill Downs.
Richardson, the distinguished Louisville surgeon who was...

September 26, 2021

Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Crazy Beautiful Headlines Friday's $160,000 Seneca Overnight Stakes

Phoenix Thoroughbred’s three-time graded stakes winner Crazy Beautiful headlines a field of seven 3-year-old fillies that were entered in Friday’s $160,000 Seneca Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Seneca Overnight Stakes...

September 25, 2021

Unbeaten Carribean Caper Dazzles in Grade III, $275,000 Dogwood

Columbine Stable’s Carribean Caper swept three-wide on the turn to reel in the early leaders and drew away in the stretch for an easy six-length victory over Someone Said So in Saturday’s 46th running of the $275,000 Dogwood (Grade III) at...

September 25, 2021

Everett's Song Rallies to Win Inagural $275,000 Harrods Creek

A fast early pace set up the closing late kick for SAB Stable Inc.’s Delaware Park invader Everett’s Song as he rallied to a 2 ¾-length victory over He’smyhoneybadger in Saturday’s first running of the $275,000 Harrods Creek...

September 25, 2021

King Fury Throws Down Ferocious 13-Length Win in $275,000 Bourbon Trail

Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimney Farm LLC’s King Fury proved he was much the best in the inaugural running of the $275,000 Bourbon Trail ® for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Churchill Downs as he widen his advantage without urging down the...

September 24, 2021

Hiles Seeks First Stakes Win in Grade III, $275,000 Dogwood

Jeff Hiles launched his training career just four years ago but the 41-year-old United States Marine Corp. veteran is poised to record his first stakes victory with 3-year-old filly Shesa Mystery in Saturday’s $275,000 Dogwood (Grade III) at Churchill...

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