Kentucky Derby News

May 28, 2021

Three Lucrative Carryovers to Chase Saturday at Churchill Downs Led by $150,655 Jackpot Force-Out in 20-Cent Derby City 6 and $73,634 50-Cent Late Pick 5

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...

May 27, 2021

Mandatory 20-Cent Derby City 6 Payout Slated for Saturday; Pool Estimated to Reach $500,000

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...

May 27, 2021

Casse Quartet Primed for Top Efforts on Stephen Foster Preview Day

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...

May 23, 2021

'We've Found Our Way Home': Hardin Brothers Bring Passion of Horse Racing to Churchill Downs Stable Gate

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...

May 20, 2021

Frank's Rockette, Sconsin Set for Saturday Night Duel in Winning Colors

Frank Fletcher Racing Operations’ Frank’s Rockette was made the slight 6-5 morning line favorite over Lloyd Madison Farms’ Sconsin (8-5) in Saturday night’s $150,000 Winning Colors (Grade III), the featured event for Downs After...

May 15, 2021

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Arklow Wins Grade III, $150,000 Louisville

Grade I winner Arkow has aged well. The 7-year-old horse, who made his first start of the year, won Saturday’s 84th running of the $150,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs by one length over Red Knight in 2:27.13 – a stakes...

May 14, 2021

Grade I Winner Arklow Tops Saturday's 84th Running of the Grade III, $150,000 Louisville Stakes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 12, 2021) – Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger and the Estate of Peter Conway’s Grade I-winning turf specialist Arklow is set to return from a nearly six-month break in Saturday’s 84th running of the $150,000...

May 13, 2021

Racing Club's Warrior's Club to Join Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation at Newly-Funded Sanctuary Farm at Chestnut Hill

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (“TRF”) will welcome graded stakes winner Warrior’s Club to the TRF Sanctuary Farm at Chestnut Hall through a generous $30,000 donation from the Churchill Downs Racing Club.
“The Churchill...

May 8, 2021

Bloodstock Agent Gary Young Reaches 'Racing's Pinnacle' Picking Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit

Veteran bloodstock agent Gary Young is still living on a proverbial Cloud Nine following Medina Spirit’s victory in last Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I).
Young, who is based in Southern California,...

May 8, 2021

Lady Edith Surges Late to Beat New Boss by Neck in $108,075 Mamzelle

J. David Richardson and Sandra New’s homebred Lady Edith, the third-longest shot in the field of nine 3-year-old fillies at odds of 24-1, surged past New Boss in deep stretch to post a neck victory in the second running of the $108,075 Mamzelle...

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