Kentucky Derby News

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 4, 2019) – Allied Racing Stable’s Mr. Money split horses on the far turn to surge to the front and then drew off to a 5 ¼-length victory in the 95th running of the $400,000 Pat Day Mile (GIII) Presented...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 3, 2019): TOM AMOSS, trainer of Serengeti Empress (1st) – “How about that! I’ve never won a race this big. I’ve won a lot of races, but not one like this. I’ve heard it said that when it happens, it’s just a different...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 4, 2019) – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Heider Family Stables and Madaket Stables Mia Mischief swept past pace-setting Amy’s Challenge in mid-stretch and then held off a late bid from favored Marley’s Freedom to...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 4, 2019) – Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing’s Beau Recall (IRE) rallied from far off the pace to post a 1 ¾-length victory over Got Stormy to win the 34th running of the $400,000 Longines Churchill Distaff Turf...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 3, 2019) – Joel Politi’s Serengeti Empress grabbed the advantage out of the gate and repelled a stretch bid from Liora by 1 ¾ lengths to win the 145th running of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) for 3-year-old...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 4, 2019) – Serengeti Empress proved in winning the 145th Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on Friday that when she’s on the lead, she’s tough to overtake. “She just ran them off their feet,” said a tired Tom Amoss,...

In the “time flies” department, it doesn’t feel that long ago that American Pharoah captured the Kentucky Derby (G1), romped in the Preakness (G1), and held sway in the Belmont (G1) to end the 37-year Triple Crown drought. Retired to Coolmore’s...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 3, 2019) – At 6:35 a.m. on Friday morning, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin confirmed that Shadwell Farm’s homebred Haikal will scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI). The son of Daaher developed...

/n Tacitus — Trained by Bill Mott By Tapit, Out of Close Hatches (First Defence) Winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) and Wood Memorial (G2) Tacitus is the name of an Ancient Roman historian who lived between 56-120 AD. He was famous for writing the Annals...

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, May 3, 2019) – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s McKinzie lived up to his 3-5 favoritism by cruising to a 4 ¾-length victory in the 16th running of the $400,000 Alysheba (GII) Presented by Sentient Jet for 4-year-olds...