Kentucky Derby News
June 16, 2019
Seeking the Soul Beats Quip by Neck in $600,000 Stephen Foster
Seeking the Soul prevailed in a thrilling three-horse stretch battle with Quip and Tom’s d’Etat to win Saturday night’s 38th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster Presented by GE Appliances (Grade II) by a neck at Churchill Downs.
Owned...
June 16, 2019
RB Texas Hold Em Wins $100,000 President of the UAE Cup
Byerley Racing’s RB Texas Hold Em pulled off the 7-1 upset to win the $100,000 President of the UAE Cup Sponsored by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs (Grade I), a 1 1/16-mile event for Arabian-breds at Churchill Downs.
RB Texas Hold Em, a 4-year-old...
June 16, 2019
Stewart Making Plans for Stephen Foster Winner Seeking the Soul
Veteran trainer Dallas Stewart was back to work Sunday at Churchill Downs to figure out the next option for Saturday’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Presented by GE Appliances (Grade II) winner Seeking the Soul.
“We got back at it at 5 a.m. this...
June 16, 2019
Getting to Know Trainer Michelle Lovell
In the third part of a weekly series that will run Sundays in the Spring Meet, we get to know jockeys and trainers in their life outside of the racetrack. Each week will feature a different jockey or trainer and today will feature trainer Michelle Lovell....
June 15, 2019
Byrne Hopes Flashy Maiden Winner Indy Takes Charge Could Be His Next 'Big Horse'
During the late 1990s, trainer Pat Byrne was at the height of his career as he guided the campaigns of Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) winner Awesome Again, multiple Grade I winner Favorite Trick and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (GI) star Countess...
June 14, 2019
Battaglia Dubs Stephen Foster as 'One of the Most Competitive Editions in Recent Years'
Churchill Downs veteran morning line odds maker Mike Battaglia has dubbed Saturday night’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Presented by GE Appliances (Grade II) as “one of the most competitive editions in recent years.”
“In recent years...
June 13, 2019
Gift Box Readies for Stephen Foster as 3-1 Morning Line Favorite
Hronis Racing’s Gift Box arrived at Churchill Downs on Tuesday to begin preparing for Saturday night’s 38th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster Presented by GE Appliances (Grade II) – the centerpiece of an action-packed, prime-time...
June 12, 2019
Grade I Winner Gift Box Clashes with 11 Rivals Including Seeking the Soul, Yoshida in Saturday Night's $600,000 Stephen Foster
Hronis Racing LLC’s Santa Anita Handicap (Grade I) winner Gift Box will invade from the West Coast to take on Charles Fipke’s 2017 Clark Handicap (GI) hero Seeking the Soul and China Horse Club International, WinStar Farm and Head of Plains...
June 12, 2019
La Troienne Winner She's a Julie Clashes with Multiple Grade I-Winner Elate in Saturday's Grade II, $250,000 Fleur de Lis
Bradley Thoroughbreds, Whispering Oaks Farm, Team Hanley, Madaket Stables and Tim and Anna Cambron’s La Troienne (Grade I) winner She’s a Julie will clash with Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s two-time Grade I-winning mare Elate...
June 12, 2019
Pat Day Mile Winner Mr. Money Tops Grade III, $150,000 Matt Winn
Allied Racing Stables’ Pat Day Mile Presented by LG&E and KU (Grade III) winner Mr. Money tops Saturday’s $150,000 Matt Winn for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Bret Calhoun, Mr. Money stormed home to a 5 ¼-length...
