Kentucky Derby News

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...