Kentucky Derby News
April 11, 2019
Opening Night Goes Orange to Kick Off Derby Week and Spring Racing with Local Arts Celebration
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...
April 10, 2019
New Churchill Downs Racing Club Opportunity for Unraced 2-Year-Old Trained by Lukas
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...
February 28, 2019
Record Purses On Tap for Churchill Downs' 145th Spring Meet
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...
February 13, 2019
Nominations for Longines Kentucky Oaks, Old Forester Turf Classic Due Saturday
Early nominations to the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) and $1 million Old Forester Turf Classic (GI), held annually on Kentucky Derby Weekend at Churchill Downs, are due Saturday.
Early nominations to the 1 1/8-mile Longines Kentucky...
January 10, 2019
Kentucky Derby Purse Raised to $3 Million
The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) on Saturday, May 4 will be the richest in history as the purse for America’s greatest race and first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown has been elevated to a...
November 30, 2018
Churchill Downs Fall Meet Spread Record Prize Money to Horsemen; Average Daily Purses Up 20.9% to Lofty $604,432, Average Race Was $57,135
The recently-concluded Fall Meet at Churchill Downs distributed record prize money for horsemen and delivered a great deal of substance for horseplayers as numerous memorable moments were produced during the historic Louisville racetrack’s action-packed,...
November 25, 2018
Signalman Turns Back Plus Que Parfait in $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club
Signalman, who finished third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) just 22 days ago, grabbed the lead with three-sixteenths of a mile to run and turned back a late charge from Plus Que Parfait to win Saturday’s 92nd running of the $200,000...
November 25, 2018
Fall Meet Leaders Will Be Decided on Today's 12-Race Closing Day Card
The race for the Fall Meet champion jockey, trainer and owner will come down to the wire on the final day of racing at Churchill Downs.
Tyler Gaffalione began Sunday atop the jockey standings with 20 victories and nine entries over Corey Lanerie (19...
November 24, 2018
Leofric Holds Off Bravazo in Grade I, $500,000 Clark Handicap
Fayette Stakes (Grade II) winner Leofric turned back a determined challenge by 3-year-old Bravazo in deep stretch to win a thrilling renewal of Friday’s 144th running of the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) by a neck....
November 24, 2018
Princess Warrior Prevails in Grade II, $200,000 Mrs. Revere
Princess Warrior commenced her run midway around the far turn and edged past Cool Beans inside the final furlong to win Saturday’s 28th running of the $200,000 Mrs. Revere (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by one length over a surging Get Explicit....
