HorseRacing TV's popular weekly show "Target Louisville" will be broadcast daily as "Target Louisville Live," offering racing fans all the up-to-date information and late-breaking developments directly from Churchill Downs leading up to the 133rd edition of the Kentucky Derby when it begins airing daily on Saturday, April 28 at Noon ET/9 a.m. PT through Sunday, May 6.
It took a photo to separate the top four finishers in the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass (Grade 1). That photograph revealed that Dominican had nosed out last year’s 2-year-old champion Street Sense in winning one of the most exciting Kentucky Derby prep races in recent memory.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 12, 2007) - For the first time in the storied history of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs racetrack will host a public drawing for Kentucky Derby fans to purchase two seats to the upcoming 133rd "Run for the Roses," scheduled for May 5, 2007.
Saturday's Illinois Derby (Grade 2) lured nine contestants seeking important graded earnings in advance of the Kentucky Derby. The salty bunch chasing the $500,000 purse is led by Cobalt Blue from the Doug O'Neill camp and Cowtown Cat from the Todd Pletcher barn.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 24, 2007) - Churchill Downs and UPS are teaming up to bring the horsepower of the Kentucky Derby to NASCAR, as the two companies today unveiled a special Kentucky Derby 133 paint scheme that will be featured on the #44 UPS Toyota Camry driven by champion Dale Jarrett as he competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29.
Churchill Downs has established dates for the trio of four-day wagering pools that will make up the 2007 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) and Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (“KOFW”).
Bwana Bull, with substitute jockey David Lopez aboard, moved to the lead entering the stretch and went on to post five-length victory in the $150,000 California Derby at Golden Gate Fields Sunday.
