Kentucky Derby News

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...

July 28, 2021

Churchill Downs Announces Multi-Year Projects to Transform the Legendary Racetrack

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...

June 26, 2021

Pool for Mandatory Payout of Saturday's Derby City 6 on Closing Day Should Eclipse $1 Million

Bettors have a lucrative $166,087 carryover in the Derby City 6 to chase Saturday at Churchill Downs for the 12-race closing day program.
There is a mandatory payout in Saturday’s 20-cent all-stakes Derby City 6, which covers Races 7-12 starting...

June 26, 2021

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps and Quotes from the Stephen Foster Closing Day Card

Maxfield delivered a brilliant turn of foot around the final turn to comfortably grab the lead in Saturday’s 40th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster (Grade II) at Churchill Downs as the 4-year-old colt collected his sixth career stakes win while...

June 23, 2021

Multiple Grade I Winner Letruska Headlines $300,00 Fleur De Lis

St. George Stable’s multiple Grade I winner Letruska, widely regarded as the nation’s top filly or mare, headlines a compact field of six in Saturday’s 46th running of the $300,000 Fleur de Lis (Grade II) at Churchill Downs.
The Fleur...

June 23, 2021

Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Maxfield Tops 40th Running of Grade II, $600,000 Stephen Foster On Closing Day at Churchill Downs

Godolphin’s multiple graded stakes-winning homebred Maxfield leads a field of nine older horses that were entered in Saturday afternoon’s featured 40th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster (Grade II) – one of seven stakes events on...

June 23, 2021

Eye-Catching Maiden Winner Ontheonesandtwos Tops $150,000 Debutante

Deuce Greathouse and Cindy Hutson’s Churchill Downs debut winner Ontheonesandtwos tops a field of 10 2-year-old fillies that were entered in Saturday’s 120th running of the $150,000 Debutante (Listed) beneath the historic Twin Spires.
The...

June 23, 2021

Churchill Downs Debut Winners Glacial, Lansdowne, Red Run Top Field of 11 in Grade III $150,000 Bashford Manor

Robert Masterson’s 2 ½-length debut winner Glacial along with Winchell Thoroughbreds’ 1 ¾-length victor Red Run and Willis Horton Racing’s 1 ½-length first-out winner Lansdowne top a field of 11 2-year-olds that...

June 23, 2021

Turf Specialists Set Piece (GB), Somelikeithotbrown Clash in Grade II, $300,00 Wise Dan

Juddmonte’s multiple stakes winner Set Piece (GB) along with Skychai Racing and Sand Dollar Stable’s two-time Grade II winner Somelikeithotbrown lead a field of 10 older horses that was entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Wise Dan (GII) at...

June 23, 2021

Tampa Bay Derby (GII) Winner Helium Tries Turf in $150,000 War Chant

D. J. Stable’s $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (Grade II) winner Helium will attempt turf for the first time as the headliner in Saturday’s $150,000 War Chant Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The one-mile War Chant for 3-year-olds is slated as Race 7...

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