Kentucky Derby News

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, May 2, 2019) – Trainer Richard Mandella met with reporters Thursday morning a day after declaring Kentucky Derby morning-line favorite Omaha Beach out of Saturday’s race because of an entrapped epiglottis.

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LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, May 2, 2019) – Christopher Johnson’s A Little Bit Me, surged by favored Morticia in deep stretch to post a neck victory in the ninth running of the $125,000 Unbridled Sidney for fillies and mares before a record Thurby...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 1, 2019) – MASTER FENCER WORKS FIVE FURLONGS UNDER LEPAROUX – Katsumi and Yasuyo Yoshizawa’s Master Fencer (JPN) worked five furlongs in 1:05.20 under jockey Julien Leparoux over a fast track on a warm...

Andrew Farm and Mrs. Charlie O’Connor’s Jo Jo Air dueled 1-9 favorite Bulletin into submission and then held off a late charge from Uncapped by three-quarters of a length to win the fifth running of the $125,000 William Walker for 3-year-olds...

Trainer Wesley Ward, who has beaten the boys twice with fillies in the Kentucky Juvenile, will shoot for number three Wednesday when he sends out debut winners Nayibeth and Marva in a field of nine in the 26th running of the $125,000 race for 2-year-olds...

Celebrates Hometown Hero Hunter S. Thompson and Groundbreaking Illustrator Ralph Steadman
Features Original Thruby Artwork and poster Signing by Special Guest Ralph Steadman
LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, April 18, 2019) – Thurby presented by Old Forester®...

Triple Crown
Connections to Sign Autographs, including Bob Baffert, Mike Smith, Victor
Espinoza, Steve Cauthen and Seattle Slew’s Jeanne Cruguet
LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, April 16, 2019) – Churchill Downs’ second annual Champions Day...

Fourth Year of Live Arts Performances and William Walker Stakes
LOUISVILLE, KY (April 11, 2019) – Churchill
Downs and Fund for the Arts will kick off Derby week for the fourth year by
adding live performances by local artists to the evening of live...

A few spots remain to join the excitement of Thoroughbred racehorse ownership this spring with an unraced 2-year-old – the latest addition to the popular Churchill Downs Racing Club stable.
The Churchill Downs Racing Club, which was inaugurated...

Record prize money for horsemen will be distributed at Churchill Downs’ 145th Spring Meet thanks to early returns from state-of-the-art historical racing machines at Derby City Gaming.
The first condition book, which covers the first half of the...