Kentucky Derby News
September 13, 2024
Churchill Downs Update: Calhoun Hopes Texas-bred Stilletos Can Continue to Improve in Saturday's Pocahontas; Legendary Kentucky Horseman Neil Huffman Dies at 87
Collinsworth Thoroughbred Racing’s undefeated Texas-bred filly Stilettos will attempt to win her third career race as the 4-1 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s $300,000 Pocahontas Stakes (Grade III), the kickoff of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks...
Latest News September 12, 2024
Iroquois Runners Prepare to Jump on Road to Kentucky Derby
Several contenders are turning heads during their final preparations to the first “Prep Season” race.
Stakes Advance September 9, 2024
Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: Road to the Kentucky Derby 151 Kicks Off Saturday With Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes
The Road to the 151st Kentucky Derby officially kicks off Saturday at Churchill Downs with the 43rd running of the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III), headlined by Flying Dutchmen’s undefeated stakes winner Owen Almighty.
The Iroquois, run as Race...
Latest News September 9, 2024
September Meet Opens Thursday at 5 p.m.; Twilight Thursdays, College Day, Road to the Kentucky Derby Kickoff Top Week 1
Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit returns to Churchill Downs on Thursday (Sept. 12) with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed Louisville racetrack opens its 12th annual September Meet for an action-packed...
Features June 30, 2024
Record Spring Meet Wagering at Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs News Release: Record Spring Meet Wagering
Stakes Recap June 30, 2024
Cagliostro Collects First Stakes Win in Hanshin
Churchill Downs Closing Day Stakes Recaps and Quotes: Hanshin, Bashford Manor, Debutante, Anchorage and Maxfield
Stakes Recap June 29, 2024
Kingsbarns Achieves Grade I Glory in Stephen Foster
Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps and Quotes: Stephen Foster, Fleur de Lis, Wise Dan, Kelly’s Landing, American Derby and Tepin Stakes
Stakes Advance June 29, 2024
Top Dirt Milers Ready for Center Stage in Hanshin Stakes
Churchill Downs Closing Weekend Update: Top Dirt Milers Ready for Center Stage in Sunday's Hanshin Stakes
Stakes Advance June 28, 2024
'All Systems Go' for Scylla in Fasig-Tipton Fleur de Lis
Churchill Downs Closing Weekend Update: 'All Systems Go' for Scylla in Saturday's Fasig-Tipton Fleur de Lis
Stakes Advance June 27, 2024
Bango Attempts to Become Sole All-Time Winningest Horse in Track History
Churchill Downs Closing Week Update: Bango Attempts to Become Sole All-Time Winningest Horse in Track History with Victory in Kelly's Landing