Kentucky Derby News

Multiple Grade I-winning sprinter Spiced Perfection has been privately purchased and transferred from trainer Peter Miller to Mark Casse. The 5-year-old mare will now target the $100,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill Downs on May 31, according...

Three Diamonds Farm’s Chimney Rock, the runner-up in last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Grade II), collared pacesetter Jack and Noah (FR) in deep stretch to win Sunday’s $58,309 feature race at Churchill Downs by a...

Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stable’s 2018 Champion Monomoy Girl made her triumphant return Saturday at Churchill Downs, winning a one-mile allowance event in Saturday’s fourth race on opening day of the...

One Week of Rotating Colors Will Recognize Each Louisville-Area High School
LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, May 14, 2020) – Churchill Downs announced today plans to honor the city of Louisville’s Class of 2020 by lighting up the Twin Spires of the...

The star of Saturday’s spectacular Opening Day program at Churchill Downs is 2018 champion Monomoy Girl. And, while trainer Brad Cox remains optimistic on the return of his superstar, he expressed gratitude for even being able to have a champion...

The new Churchill Downs Stable Gate was bustling with activity Thursday morning as trainers continue to fill the backstretch of Churchill Downs. As of 11 a.m., there were more than 720 horses on the grounds with trainers such as Chad Brown, Norm Casse...

With a steady rain falling at 5:29 a.m. (all times Eastern), Churchill Downs’ outrider Lee Lockwood spoke on the track radio with the words so many people have been anticipating, “We are open for business. Gap Attendants, you can open the...

Horses are back at Churchill Downs and they are ready to run. Saturday’s Opening Day program of the 2020 Spring Meet has an average field size of 11.3 horses for the action-packed 11-race program, which includes the return of champion Monomoy Girl...

It was a welcome sight to the entire horse racing community as the first vans arrived into the Churchill Downs Stable Gate early Monday morning from Fair Grounds in New Orleans. There were approximately 175 horses scheduled to be on the grounds by the...

Churchill Downs Racetrack released its first condition book of races for the 2020 Spring Meet late Sunday, and horsemen will be able to compete for an average of $559,000 each day.
Opening day of the 2020 Spring Meet will be Saturday, May 16. After opening...