Kentucky Derby News

Godolphin’s stakes-winning homebred Adventuring will attempt turf for the first time in Saturday’s highly competitive second running of the $150,000 Tepin Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The one-mile Tepin, run on the Matt Winn Turf Course for...

Bruce Lunsford’s Blue Grass (GII) stakes winning-homebred Art Collector leads a field of nine colts and geldings that were entered in Friday’s $110,000 Kelly’s Landing Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs – the penultimate card...

Bell’s the One, winner of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff (Grade I) last September, ran down Winning Colors (GIII) heroine and 6-5 favorite Sconsin in deep stretch to prevail in Saturday’s 11th running of the $109,300 Roxelana Overnight Stakes...

There are many second and third generation trainers and horse people on the backside of Churchill Downs. In honor of Father’s Day, we asked several what advice or life lessons they have learned from their father:
Trainer Buff Bradley (son of late...

Lloyd Madison Farm’s multiple graded stakes-winning filly Sconsin has not traveled very far from her own stall throughout her 12-race career but trainer Greg Foley is hoping with a successful result in Saturday’s $110,000 Roxelana Overnight...

Mintd (IRE) ran down 1-2 favorite Juliet Foxtrot (GB) in deep stretch to score a half-length victory at odds of 12-1 in Saturday night’s 45th running of the $150,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes (Grade III) before a “Downs After Dark”...

Bruce Lunsford’s 2020 Blue Grass (Grade II)-winning homebred Art Collector will target the $110,000 Kelly’s Landing Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs on Friday, June 25 to begin his 4-year-old campaign, according to trainer Tommy Drury Jr.
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Juddmonte’s Grade I-winning homebred Juliet Foxtrot (GB) leads a field of 11 fillies and mares that were entered in Saturday night’s $150,000 Old Forester Mint Julep (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Old Forester Mint Julep,...

Churchill Downs will get loud Saturday night as the Louisville, Ky. racetrack hosts the final Downs After Dark presented by Budweiser of the Spring Meet.
The theme for Saturday night’s Downs After Dark is “Rock the Downs.” Guests are...

Louisville-native trainer Brad Cox recorded arguably the biggest win in his young career Saturday when Godolphin’s champion colt Essential Quality conquered the third jewel of the Triple Crown – the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I). The...