Kentucky Derby News

December 1, 2020

Churchill Downs Donates $150,000 Across 15 Nonprofits for Giving Tuesday

Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) is proud to support many of Louisville’s worthy nonprofits today on Giving Tuesday, a nationwide day of giving, with multiple donations totaling $150,000. That cumulative sum is divided across 15...

November 27, 2020

Bodexpress Upsets Code of Honor in Grade I, $500,000 Clark

Bodexpress, who made headlines as the riderless horse in the 2019 Preakness, is now a Grade I winner. The 4-year-old colt grabbed the lead with three-sixteenths of a mile to run and turned back a challenge from 8-5 favorite Code of Honor to win Friday’s...

November 27, 2020

Bodexpress Upsets Code of Honor in Grade I, $500,000 Clark

Bodexpress, who made headlines as the riderless horse in the 2019 Preakness, is now a Grade I winner. The 4-year-old colt grabbed the lead with three-sixteenths of a mile to run and turned back a challenge from 8-5 favorite Code of Honor to win Friday’s...

November 26, 2020

McPeek Goes for Stakes Sweep on 'Stars of Tomorrow'

Trainer Kenny McPeek has 13 horses entered in Saturday’s “Stars of Tomorrow II” program at Churchill Downs and among his rising juveniles on the card are Grade I winner Simply Ravishing in the $200,000 Golden Rod (GII) and stakes winner...

November 26, 2020

Envoutante Leads Every Step in Powerful Grade II Falls City Win

Three Chimneys Farm and Walking L Thoroughbreds’ 3-year-old filly Envoutante led every step of the way in a powerful six-length win over 4-5 favorite Bonny South in Thursday’s 105th running of the $200,000 Falls City (Grade II), the traditional...

November 26, 2020

McPeek Goes for Stakes Sweep on 'Stars of Tomorrow'

Trainer Kenny McPeek has 13 horses entered in Saturday’s “Stars of Tomorrow II” program at Churchill Downs and among his rising juveniles on the card are Grade I winner Simply Ravishing in the $200,000 Golden Rod (GII) and stakes winner...

November 26, 2020

Envoutante Leads Every Step in Powerful Grade II Falls City Win

Three Chimneys Farm and Walking L Thoroughbreds’ 3-year-old filly Envoutante led every step of the way in a powerful six-length win over 4-5 favorite Bonny South in Thursday’s 105th running of the $200,000 Falls City (Grade II), the traditional...

November 25, 2020

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Third Keepmeinmind Heads Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club

Cypress Creek and Arnold Bennewith’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) third-place finisher Keepmeinmind will be in search of his first-career victory against a competitive field of nine 2-year-olds, which includes stakes winners...

November 25, 2020

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Third Keepmeinmind Heads Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club

Cypress Creek and Arnold Bennewith’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) third-place finisher Keepmeinmind will be in search of his first-career victory against a competitive field of nine 2-year-olds, which includes stakes winners...

November 25, 2020

Grade I Winner Simply Ravishing Tops Saturday's $200,000 Golden Rod

Harold Lerner LLC, Magdalena Racing and Nehoc Stables’ $350,000 Alcibiades (Grade I) winner Simply Ravishing will lead a field of 10 promising juvenile fillies that were entered in Saturday’s $200,000 Golden Rod (GII) at Churchill Downs.
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