Kentucky Derby News

Michael Hui’s brilliant $80,000 claim Zulu Alpha, who rose to Grade I glory in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (Grade I), leads 57 older horses that were nominated to compete in the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (GI) on May...

New Series Supports 2020 Seasons and Opening Night Performances of Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville Ballet and Kentucky Shakespeare
LOUISVILLE, KY (December 10, 2019) – Churchill Downs Foundation and Fund for the Arts today announced the...

Silver Prospector out-kicked odds-on 3-5 favorite Tiz the Law in deep stretch and held off hard-charging 87-1 longshot Finnick the Fierce to win Saturday’s 93rd running of the $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by a three-quarters...

Rags to Riches winner Finite swept Churchill Downs’ Fall Meet stakes series for 2-year-old fillies when she took the lead off the turn and repelled a fierce challenge by Motu in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 76th running of the $300,000 Golden...

The 2019 racing season at Churchill Downs is entering the final stretch and several local jockeys and trainers have firmed up their winter plans with many staying in Kentucky the month of December to run at Turfway Park.
“It’s very exciting...

It was all Tom’s d’Etat in Friday’s 145th running of the $600,000 Clark Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) at Churchill Downs as the 4-5 favorite powered his way to front at the top of the stretch and drew clear in the stretch...

Nay Lady Nay (IRE) sliced her way between rivals Dalika (GER) and The Mackem Bullet (IRE) in deep stretch to win Saturday’s 29th running of the $300,000 Mrs. Revere (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by a half-length.
Owned by Steve Laymon’s First...

Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law was made the 7-5 morning line favorite by veteran oddsmaker Mike Battaglia for Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) – the co-featured event on Saturday’s penultimate day of racing at...

Sather Family’s homebred Mylady Curlin rallied from just off the pace to win the 104th running of the $300,000 Falls City (Grade II) for fillies and mares on Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs.
Mylady Curlin, trained by Louisville-native Brad...

Sakatoga Stables’ undefeated Grade I winner Tiz the Law will lead a field of nine promising 2-year-olds entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) – the co-featured event on Saturday’s penultimate day of racing at...