Kentucky Derby News
September 16, 2021
Churchill Downs News Update: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
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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September 15, 2021
Promising Juveniles Major General, Roger McQueen, Stellar Tap Head $300,000 Iroquois as Churchill Downs Kicks off 'Road to the Kentucky Derby'
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...
September 15, 2021
Debutante Stakes Runner-Up Ontheonesandtwos Searches for First-Career Stakes Win in Pocahontas
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...
September 15, 2021
Multiple Grade I Winner Shedaresthedevil Set for Final Breeders' Cup Prep in Grade III, $400,000 Locust Grove
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...
September 15, 2021
Top Filly & Mare Sprint Rivals Bell's the One, Sconsin Rematch in $300,000 Open Mind
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)...
September 15, 2021
Bango Searches for Seventh Churchill Downs Victory in Inagural Running of $275,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society
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...
September 14, 2021
Racing Returns Thursday at 5 p.m. for Action-Packed 12-Day September Meet
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...
August 19, 2021
Churchill Downs Racetrack Statement on the Passing of Spendthrift Farm's B. Wayne Hughes
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...
August 12, 2021
Churchill Downs and University of Louisville Athletics Join Forces to bring Together Horses & Hoops
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...
August 6, 2021
Churchill Downs Releases September, Fall Meet Stakes Schedules
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...