Kentucky Derby News

The 37-race “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve” will officially begin Saturday evening under the lights at Churchill Downs as 11 promising 2-year-olds were entered in the 40th running of the Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois...

Deuce Greathouse, Cindy Hutson, Madaket Stables and Thomas Romano’s Ontheonesandtwos will be in search of her first graded stakes win in Saturday’s 53rd running of the $300,000 Pocahontas (Grade III) – the kickoff to the “Road...

Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms’ 2020 Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) hero Shedaresthedevil headlines Saturday’s 37th running of the $400,000 Locust Grove (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
Run at 1 1/16-miles, the Locust Grove...

Lothenbach Stables’ Bell’s the One and Fred Schwartz’ Sconsin, two of the top prospects for this year’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (GI), are set to duel once again in Saturday’s $300,000 Open Mind (Listed)...

Tamaroak Partners’ homebred Bango will attempt to score his seventh victory beneath the historic Twin Spires in Saturday night’s first running of the $275,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society at Churchill Downs.
The Louisville Thoroughbred...

Horse racing on the booming Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 16 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed Louisville racetrack opens its ninth September Meet for an action-packed...

The following is a statement from Churchill Downs Racetrack President Mike Anderson on the passing of owner and breeder B. Wayne Hughes of Spendthrift Farm. He was 87.
“The entire Churchill Downs family was saddened to learn about the passing of...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021) – Thoroughbred Racing will meet Louisville Cardinal Basketball on Saturday, September 18 when Louisville Live, the University of Louisville’s annual preseason basketball event, comes to Downs After...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Aug. 6, 2021) – Churchill Downs will present 22 stakes events that total $7.01 million during the second half of the year.

The 12-date September Meet (Sept. 16-Oct. 3) will showcase 11 stakes races cumulatively worth $3.26...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, July 28, 2021) – Churchill Downs announced three major multi-year capital investments to transform key areas at the home of the Kentucky Derby. These projects will ultimately provide new, unique and extraordinary guest...