Kentucky Derby News

Three Chimneys Farm’s 2021 Lexington Stakes (Grade III) winner King Fury headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds that were entered in Saturday’s inaugural running of the $275,000 Bourbon Trail* Stakes at Churchill Downs.

The Bourbon Trail,...

Clearview Stable’s recent $250,000 St. Louis Derby runner-up Irish Unity tops a competitive field of 10 3-year-old colts and geldings that was entered in Saturday’s first-running of the $275,000 Harrods Creek at Churchill Downs.
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WinStar Farm and Siena Farms’ Major General is the early points leader on the 2022 “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” after the promising colt invaded from New York to win Saturday night’s 40th running of...

Hidden Brook Farm’s Hidden Connection reaffirmed that her flashy 7 ½-length debut win at Colonial Downs wasn’t a fluke as she rolled to a 9 ½ length victory over Mama Rina in Saturday night’s 53rd running of the $300,000...

Griffon Farms and Michelle Lovell’s 5-year-old homebred gelding Just Might led every step of the way in Saturday night’s inaugural $275,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society at Churchill Downs to collect his fourth straight stakes win with a...

Lloyd Madison Farms IV’s homebred Sconsin got the first run on Bell’s the One down the stretch in Saturday night’s 12th running of the $300,000 Open Mind (Listed) at Churchill Downs as she turned back a late run from the 4-5 favorite...

Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms’ 2020 Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) hero Shedaresthedevil broke fast from the gate, dictated the pace throughout and determinedly held off Crystal Ball by a neck to win Saturday night’s...

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen arguably recorded one of the most memorable wins in his career when 2-year-old colt Stellar Tap broke his maiden last month at Saratoga to vault the 55-year-old conditioner past Dale Baird as North America’s all-time...

With college football games scheduled to air on FS1 and FS2 Saturday night, fans of Churchill Downs racing are encouraged to watch the stakes-laden “Downs After Dark presented by Budweiser” card on the Churchill Downs LIVE app.
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L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds’ 5 ¼-length debut winner Stellar Tap was installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite in a field of 11 2-year-olds that entered Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
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