Kentucky Derby News

Griffon Farms’ and trainer Michelle Lovell’s 5-year-old gelding Just Might led every step of the way and turned back a late rush from Classy John to win Saturday’s fifth running of the $102,950 Mighty Beau Overnight Stakes at Churchill...

William Branch’s three-time stakes winning gelding Carotari heads a field of 10 accomplished turf sprinters in Saturday’s fifth running of the $110,000 Mighty Beau Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.
The Mighty Beau, run at five furlongs...

Former European-based trainer Ed Vaughan recorded his first win in North America on Sunday when front-running Alnaseem (GB) captured a $104,000 conditioned allowance event at Churchill Downs.
Alnaseem, who was ridden to a 3 ¾-length victory on...

Trainer Norm Casse’s promising 2-year-old maiden winners Glacial and Ontheonesandtwos are both targeting the $150,000 Bashford Manor (Grade III) and $150,000 Debutante (Listed), respectively, following their impressive debut victories at Churchill...

Juddmonte’s rapidly-improving homebred Fulsome collected his second straight stakes win as he overcame a sluggish start and rallied to defeat Kentucky Derby fifth-place finisher O Besos by 3 ¾ lengths in Saturday’s 24th running of the...

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider are hoping their improving homebred Sprawl can score his first stakes victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs, a race named in honor of his owners’ prized stallion Blame.
“I’m...

Bettors have three lucrative carryovers to chase Saturday at Churchill Downs on the 11-race Stephen Foster Preview Day program: $150,655 in the 20-cent Derby City 6; $73,634 in the 50-cent Late Pick 5; and $5,377 in the $1 Super Hi 5.
There is a mandatory...

There will be a mandatory payout in the 20-cent Derby City 6 on Saturday at Churchill Downs with all monies distributed to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series.
The jackpot carryover was $89,846 at the start of Thursday’s...

Trainer Mark Casse’s stakes quartet of Helium, Palazzi, Spanish Loveaffair and Tap It to Win are poised to return to form on Saturday’s Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs.
“I think all four of our horses are very live in...

Donnie and Ken Hardin are hard to miss when backside employees enter the Churchill Downs Stable Gate each morning. The brothers, who work on the security team, bring their passion of horse racing and the spirit of their father with them to each shift...