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June 9, 2019

Stephen Foster Night Stakes Races Taking Shape

Saturday night’s Downs After Dark Presented by Budweiser 11-race program at Churchill Downs is highlighted by the $600,000 Stephen Foster Presented by GE Appliances (GII) and $250,000 Fleur de Lis presented by Budweiser (GII). Both races are part...

June 9, 2019

Getting to Know Trainer Tim Glyshaw

In the second part of a weekly series that will run Sundays in the month of June, 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 Tim Glyshaw....

June 8, 2019

Mom's On Strike Prevails in Grade III Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes

Carl Moore and Brad Grady’s 6-year-old mare Mom’s On Strike grabbed the lead with a sixteenth of a mile to run and held off late runs from Smart Shot and Limari to win Saturday’s 43rd running of the $125,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes...

June 7, 2019

Locally-Based Handicappers, Horsemen Give Belmont Stakes Selections

Racing’s third jewel of the Triple Crown, the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I), is set for Saturday. Locally-based handicappers and horsemen weighed in on the 1 ½-mile “Test of Champions.”
TwinSpires.com Handicapper Ed DeRosa:...

June 6, 2019

Age 'Only a Number in the Sand' for Veteran Trainer Merrill Scherer

Merrill Scherer is only a few weeks away from his 80th birthday but the lifelong horseman with more than six decades of experience in the sport continues to show a sharp eye for conditioning horses.
“I’ve done a lot and seen a lot in this...

June 5, 2019

Limari in Search of Fifth Win in a Row in Saturday's Grade III, $125,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes

Don Alberto Stable’s Limari will attempt to land her fifth consecutive victory Saturday when she tests stakes company for the first time in the $125,000 Old Forester Mint Julep (Grade III) for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles on Churchill Downs’...

June 2, 2019

Churchill Downs Stakes Recap & Quotes: Aristides and Mighty Beau

With a furlong to run Saturday night’s 31st running of the $125,000 Aristides Presented by GE Appliances (Listed) at Churchill Downs, it looked as if six of the seven older horses could win, but it was Chris Wilkins’ 7-year-old gelding Wilbo...

June 2, 2019

'Dreams Do Come True' as Simms Jr. Records First Churchill Downs Victory

Former U.S. Army Officer Mark Simms Jr. recorded his first win as a trainer beneath the historic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs on Saturday evening with 3-year-old Kaziranga.
Simms, a former assistant to trainer Dale Romans, began his training career...

June 2, 2019

'Dreams Do Come True' as Simms Records First Churchill Downs Victory

Former U.S. Army Officer Mark Simms Jr. recorded his first win as a trainer beneath the historic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs on Saturday evening with 3-year-old Kaziranga.
Simms, a former assistant to trainer Dale Romans, began his training career...

June 2, 2019

Getting to Know Trainer Norm Casse

In the first part of a weekly series that will run Sundays in the month of June, we get to know jockeys and trainers in their life outside of the racetrack. Each week will feature a different jockey or trainer. Today will feature trainer Norm Casse.
Casse...

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