Kentucky Derby News

June 23, 2021

Stakes Winner Adventuring Tries Turf in Wide Open $150,000 Tepin

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...

June 20, 2021

Grade II Winner Art Collector Tops Friday's $110,000 Kelly's Landing

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...

June 19, 2021

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Bell's the One Out-Kicks Sconsin in Roxelana Overnight Stakes

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...

June 18, 2021

Trainers, Children Share Life Lessons From Their Fathers on Father's Day Weekend

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...

June 17, 2021

Foley Readies Sconsin for 'Final Test' Before Grade I Ballerina

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...

June 13, 2021

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Mintd Collars Juliet Foxtrot in Grade III Old Forester Mint Julep

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”...

June 13, 2021

Grade II Winner Art Collector to Target $110,000 Kelly's Landing on June 25

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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June 10, 2021

Churchill Downs Stakes Advance: Grade I Winner Juliet Foxtrot (GB) Headlines Saturday Night's Grade III, $150,000 Old Forester Mint Julep

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,...

June 10, 2021

Downs After Dark Returns Saturday Night at 6 p.m.; Theme is 'Rock the Downs'

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...

June 6, 2021

Belmont Stakes Winner Essential Quality Set for Return to Churchill Downs Monday

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...

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