Kentucky Derby News

Donamire Farm’s homebred Harbor Springs headlines a field of eight entered Tuesday for the 15th running of the $200,000 Roxelana (Listed) presented by LG&E for fillies and mares going six furlongs to highlight Saturday’s 10-race opening-night...

Kentucky Derby Week kicks off Saturday night as Churchill Downs opens its 43-day Spring Meet, offering massive pools and the chance at huge paydays.
 
Kentucky Derby Day features 14 races, including seven stakes contests, with a betting menu that...

Fans, party hosts, horseplayers and memorabilia collectors have until Friday (April 25) to purchase official Kentucky Derby 151 souvenir programs and have them shipped right to their doorstep in time for Derby Day on Saturday, May 3.
 
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Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”) announced today a new partnership with TEN20 Craft Brewery to release Churchill Downs Light, a crisp and refreshing light lager brewed to honor the legacy and lifestyle of enjoying a day at the races.
 
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“Inside Churchill Downs,” the popular weekly horse racing radio show, returns for its 11th season Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN Louisville’s ESPN 680/105.7.
 
Co-hosted by Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Communications Team – Darren Rogers and...

Churchill Downs has officially rebranded Wednesday of Kentucky Derby Week to be known as “Winsday: Great Thrills for the Greater Good presented by Resolute Racing.” In partnership with the Community Foundation of Louisville, “Winsday” will be...

Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”) today announced a partnership renewal with Ford as the exclusive automotive partner of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, reinforcing a longstanding relationship between two iconic American...

Join the thrill of Kentucky Derby Week and the Churchill Downs Spring Meet as Churchill Downs and its partners Andy Frain Services, Kentucky Derby Museum, Levy and Pritchard Sports & Entertainment Group host a job fair on Saturday, March 22 from 10...

The American Turf for 3-year-olds, annually staged on the Kentucky Derby undercard, had its purse raised to $1 million after the American Graded Stakes Committee elevated the 1 1/16-mile grass race to Grade I status.
 
All told, 50 stakes races cumulatively...

The first time Uncle Mo set foot on a racetrack, he made a deep impression. The two-year-old won his career debut on the Travers S. (G1) undercard—a six furlong race—by 14 1/4 lengths, starting his career off on the right foot.