Kentucky Derby News

June 21, 2019

Churchill Downs Racing Club Returns to Winner's Circle with Rare Form

The Churchill Downs Racing Club, in partnership with Frank Jones Jr., made their triumphant return to Churchill Downs’ Woodford Reserve Winner’s Circle on Thursday with the Dale Romans-trained Rare Form, who scored a 1 ¼-length victory...

June 20, 2019

Covfefe 'Ready to Run' as 7-5 Morning Line Favorite in Saturday's $120,000 Roxelana

LNJ Foxwoods’ stellar Miss Preakness (Grade III) winner Covfefe was made the slight 7-5 morning line favorite over Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Heider Family Stables and Madaket Stables’ Humana Distaff (GI) hero Mia Mischief, who was slated...

June 19, 2019

Top Sprinter Covfefe Takes On Humana Distaff Winner Mia Mischief in Saturday's $120,000 Roxelana

LNJ Foxwoods’ stellar Miss Preakness (Grade III) winner Covfefe is set to clash with Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Heider Family Stables and Madaket Stables’ Humana Distaff (GI) hero Mia Mischief in Saturday’s 10th running of the $120,000-added...

June 16, 2019

Mr. Money Easily Wins Grade III, $150,000 Matt Winn

Mr. Money, winner of the $400,000 Pat Day Mile (Grade III) on Kentucky Derby, returned to the Churchill Downs winner’s circle Saturday night after scoring a decisive 6 ½-length win over Signalman in the 22nd running of the $150,000 Matt Winn...

June 16, 2019

March to the Arch Wins Grade II, $250,000 Wise Dan

Live Oak Plantation’s 4-year-old gelding March to the Arch surged past 71-1 longshot All Right in the final yards to win Saturday night’s 30th running of the $250,000 Wise Dan (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by a neck. Admission Office, the...

June 16, 2019

Hard Legacy Wires Regret to Give Norm Casse First Stakes Win

Marylou Whitney Stables’ Hard Legacy led wire-to-wire in Saturday’s $150,000 Regret (Grade III) at Churchill Downs to give trainer Norm Casse his first stakes victory.
Hard Legacy, a 3-year-old daughter of Hard Spun, ran 1 1/8 miles over...

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.
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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....

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