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May 31, 2020
Churchill Downs Recap: Royal Flag Wins Third Straight in Sunday Feature
William S. Farish’s homebred 4-year-old filly Royal Flag won her third consecutive start when she ran down Sara Sea and held off a late run by Saracosa to win Sunday’s $83,656 feature at Churchill Downs by a half-length.
Trained by four-time...
May 30, 2020
Ohio Derby Added to Road to the Kentucky Derby Extension
Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that the Ohio Derby has been added to the extension of the “Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.”
The Ohio Derby presented by TwinSpires.com (Grade III) will be run for 3-year-old...
May 30, 2020
Secret Message Wins Old Forester Mint Julep Thriller
Secret Message edged La Signare (FR) by a head at the wire in a thrilling finish to Saturday’s 44th running of the $100,000 Old Forester Mint Julep (Grade III) at Churchill Downs. It was another neck back to Zofelle (IRE) in third with She’sonthewarpath...
May 30, 2020
Bell's the One Runs Down Break Even in $100,000 Winning Colors (GIII)
Bob Lothenbach’s Bell’s the One displayed a powerful late kick in the Churchill Downs stretch to run down speedy pacesetter Break Even and win Saturday’s 17th running of the $100,000 Winning Colors presented by Finlandia (Grade III)...
May 29, 2020
Meru worth watching after encouraging comeback
Several 3-year-olds have raised their profiles with wins during the Churchill Downs Spring Meet, but one deserves mention for a fine comeback effort in defeat – Meru.
Trained by Jorge Duarte for Colts Neck Stables, Meru returned to action in the...
May 29, 2020
Stewart Reflects on Winning Colors in Advance of Namesake Race Saturday
Churchill Downs veteran trainer Dallas Stewart spent the late 1980s traveling the country with Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas’ Kentucky Derby-winning filly Winning Colors. A former exercise rider and assistant trainer for Lukas, Stewart used to gallop...
May 29, 2020
Lexitonian Repels Challenge by Hog Creek Hustle in Friday Feature
Calumet Farm’s 4-year-old homebred colt Lexitonian repelled a challenge by 8-5 favorite and Grade I winner Hog Creek Hustle in deep stretch to win Friday’s $85,541 feature at Churchill Downs by three-quarters of length.
Trained by Jack Sisterson...
May 28, 2020
Klein Family Continues Legacy With Multiple Stakes Winner Break Even in Saturday's Winning Colors
For more than three decades the Klein Family Racing Stable has been synonymous with success at Churchill Downs. On Saturday, the current patriarch of the family, Richard, hopes that his family’s homebred Break Even will return to graded stakes glory...
May 28, 2020
Change of Control Slides Up Rail to Win Thursday Feature
Roddy Harrison’s Change of Control slid up the inside rail to collar eight-time stakes winner Morticia with a sixteenth of a mile to run and held off late runs by Midnight Fantasy and Miss Gossip (IRE) to win Thursday’s $76,814 feature race...
May 27, 2020
$3,000 Late Triple Crown Nominations Due Wed, June 3
The deadline for late nominations to the rescheduled 2020 Triple Crown will be at 1 1/8 miles at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.; the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) at 1 ¼ miles on Oct. 3 at Pimlico Race Course...