Kentucky Derby News

September 4, 2020

Sharing Much The Best In Winning Edgewood

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable’s Sharing grabbed the lead in upper stretch and fended off a late bid by Hendy Woods to score by 1 ¼ lengths in the 36th running of the $300,000...

September 4, 2020

By My Standards Wins Alysheba; Defending Champion McKenzie Fourth

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Allied Racing Stable’s By My Standards forged to the front in upper stretch and pulled away to post a 1 ¾-length victory over Owendale to win the 17th running of the $400,000 Alysheba presented...

September 4, 2020

Champion Monomoy Girl Dominates La Troienne

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl, the champion female runner of 2018, continued to show her brilliance as she cruised to a 1 ¾-length victory...

September 4, 2020

Shedaresthedevil Scores 15-1 Upset To Win The 146th Longines Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms’ Shedaresthesdevil pushed past heavy favorite Gamine at the eighth pole and then held off a bid from Swiss Skydiver by 1 ½ lengths to win...

September 4, 2020

Kentucky Oaks Trainer and Jockey Quotes

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) –
KENTUCKY OAKS TRAINER QUOTES
Brad Cox (Shedaresthedevil, winner) – “This is why you wake up every morning to get to win races like this. This filly has been really impressive coming into the race...

September 4, 2020

Diamond Oops Wins Twin Spires Turf Sprint

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Diamond 100 Racing Club, Amy Dunne, D P Racing and Patrick Biancone Racing’s Diamond Oops found racing room along the rail in deep stretch to edge favored Extravagant Kid by a neck to win the 26th running...

September 4, 2020

Kentucky Oaks Post-Race News Conference Transcript

JIM MULVIHILL: All right, ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the Longines Kentucky Oaks is Shedaresthedevil. And we are happy to be joined now by winning owner Staton Flurry, who owns the horse in partnership with Qatar Racing and Big Aut Farms, as well...

September 3, 2020

Tiz the Law Jogs Over Sloppy Track In Advance of Kentucky Derby 146

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law jogged twice around the Churchill Downs main track Thursday morning with trainer Barclay Tagg alongside on a pony over a track turned sloppy by heavy rain that began...

September 3, 2020

King Guillermo To Scratch From Kentucky Derby 146

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Owner Victor Martinez of Victoria’s Ranch reported Thursday that Tampa Bay Derby (GII) winner King Guillermo will be scratched from Saturday’s 146th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by...

September 3, 2020

Girl Daddy Wins Pocahontas To Pick Up 2021 Oaks Points; Crafty Daddy Takes Opening Verse

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Albaugh Family Stables’ Girl Daddy collared dueling leaders Inject and Mania at the head of stretch and then repulsed a bid from favored Crazy Beautiful to win the 52nd running of the $200,000 Pocahontas...

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