Kentucky Derby News

November 22, 2017

Lovell 'Shoots For The Stars' with Former $50,000 Claim Fault in Mrs. Revere

Mark Martinez’ Agave Racing Stable’s Fault, a former $50,000 claim in May, is set to take on Grade II company in Friday’s $200,000 Mrs. Revere (GII) for trainer Michelle Lovell.
“We claimed her back in May and she’s really...

November 22, 2017

Champagne Third Enticed Among Promising 2-Year-Olds Entered for Saturday's Kentucky Jockey Club 'Stars of Tomorrow II' at Churchill Downs

Godolphin LLC’s Enticed, who finished third behind Firenze Fire and eventual Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Good Magic in last month’s Champagne (GI) at Belmont Park, is among a promising and ultra-competitive cast...

November 22, 2017

Undefeated Monomoy Girl Tops Competitive Field in Golden Rod

Monomoy Stables and Michael Dubb’s undefeated Monomoy Girl, the impressive 6 ½-length winner of the $82,670 Rags to Riches Overnight Stakes, tops a field of a dozen 2-year-old fillies entered for Saturday’s 74th running of the $200,000...

November 19, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Romans, Jones Look to Future With Kentucky Jockey Club Probable Tiz Mischief

Trainer Dale Romans has always described long-term owner Frank Jones Jr. as a “father figure” and the duo look to the future with Tiz Mischief, a probable entrant for Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) at Churchill Downs.
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November 19, 2017

Money'soncharlotte, Faithfully Head Thanksgiving Day's Grade II, $200,000 Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs

George Hall’s Money’soncharlotte, winner of the Grade III Molly Pitcher at Monmouth Park this summer, and Windsor Boys Racing, Bruce Lunsford, and J.G. Sikura’s Faithfully, runner-up in the Grade I Zenyatta at Santa Anita in September,...

November 19, 2017

Shining Copper Tops Wide-Open Grade III River City Handicap

Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Shining Copper, winner of the $100,000 Lure at Saratoga in 2016 and an allowance at Keeneland in his last start, will be the 119-pound starting high weight in an overflow field for Thursday’s 40th running of the $100,000...

November 19, 2017

Churchill Downs Stakes Advance: Local Heroes The Player, Honorable Duty Brace for Grade I Invaders Diversify, Hoppertunity in $500,000 Clark Handicap

Churchill Downs-based rising stars The Player and Honorable Duty are set to bid for glory over their home track, but both face a roster of accomplished invaders headed by a pair of Jockey Club Gold Cup (GI) winners in New York-based Diversify and the...

November 19, 2017

Churchill Downs Stakes Advance: Daddys Lil Darling Tops Deep Cast in Grade II, $200,000 Mrs. Revere

Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) runner-up Daddys Lil Darling headlines a contentious field of 3-year-old fillies entered in Friday’s 27th running of the $200,000 Mrs. Revere (GII) at Churchill Downs.
The Mrs. Revere – the penultimate North...

November 18, 2017

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Baffert's Hoppertunity Set to Attempt Repeat Bid in Next Saturday's Grade I, $500,000 Clark Handicap

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s Hoppertunity hopes to duplicate his effort from 2014 and become only the fourth two-time winner of Friday’s 143rd running of the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I)...

November 18, 2017

Members of Churchill Downs Winner's Circle Governor's Scholars Class of 2017 Honored at Track

Churchill Downs Racetrack honored members of its 2017 class of Churchill Downs Winner’s Circle Governor’s Scholars during a celebration of the program at the home of Kentucky Derby on Friday, Nov. 17.
A total of 31 current high school seniors...

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