Kentucky Derby News

May 7, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Anthony Lenci’s Catalina Red put away a stubborn Holy Boss at the eighth pole and then held off bids from Calculator and Kobe’s Back to win the 82nd running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs Presented by TwinSpires.com…

May 7, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Robert Masterson’s champion Tepin became the second horse to repeat in the $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Presented by Longines (GII) for fillies and mares by romping to a 3 ½-length victory over Rainha Da Bateria…

May 7, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Cathryn Sophia, the newest member of the Kentucky Oaks winner’s club, poked her head outside her stall at6 a.m. Saturday and turned her gaze to the shedrow doings of Barn 43 at Churchill Downs. Harry Harcourt, her groom,…

May 6, 2016

Kentucky Oaks Sets Back to Back Attendance and Wagering Records  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 6, 2016) – A record-breaking 124,589 fans watched Cathryn Sophia capture the 142nd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) at Churchill Downs Racetrack.…

May 6, 2016

JOHN ASHER:  Let me introduce Javier Castellano, the winner of the 142nd running of the Kentucky Oaks where Cash Is King, L.L.C.'s, Cathryn Sophia wins the Kentucky Oaks here today and has the chance to pull off the Oaks‑Derby double as he rides Destin tomorrow in…

May 6, 2016

JOHN ASHER:  All right. This is a wonderful, wonderful, moment. We have a lot of wonderful moments every year at Churchill Downs. But, when we get to celebrate the victory at the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby, it's very, very special.  It's marvelous. We…

May 6, 2016

Cash Is King LLC’s Cathryn Sophia took control at the head of the stretch and drew clear for a 2 ¾-length victory over Land Over Sea to win the 142nd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) before a record Oaks Day crowd of 124,589 at Churchill Downs.

May 6, 2016

Javier Castellano, rider of Cathryn Sophia (winner) – “She felt like she belonged with this group. What a filly! It feels great.”  Mario Gutierrez, rider of Land Over Sea (second) – “She broke just a little slow, but otherwise I had a good trip. She came running.…

May 6, 2016

John Servis, trainer of Cathryn Sophia (winner) – “Javier (Castellano) rode her great. I'm so happy. I saw (Castellano) had horse (coming into the stretch) and when he inched up three wide on the outside, I knew he had horse. Oh my God, to have the Derby and…

May 6, 2016

CATHRYN SOPHIA ·         Bay filly by Street Boss, out of the Mineshaft mare Sheave. Foaled on April 2, 2013 in Maryland ·         Won four out of her five career starts by a combined 41 ½ lengths ·         Suffered her lone defeat in the Grade 1 Ashland…

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler and Windways Farm’s Catch a Glimpse ran her perfect record on grass to six with a half-length victory over Auntie Joy in the 31st running of the $150,000 Edgewood Presented by Forcht…

May 6, 2016

Cash is King LLC’s Cathryn Sophia returned to the winner’s circle in stellar fashion on Friday when capturing the 142nd running of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. Trained by John Servis and ridden by Javier Castellano, the bay filly broke free…

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Gallant Stables’ 8-year-old Majestic Harbor emerged from a three-way scramble at the three-sixteenths pole to become the oldest winner of the $400,000 Alysheba Presented by TwinSpires.com (GII) for 4-year-olds and up.            …

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Mike Sanchez’s Rocket Heat blasted away from the gate in front and never trailed in posting a two-length victory over Alsvid in the 22nd running of the $150,000 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Presented by TwinSpires.com (GIII)…

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Three Chimneys Farm’s Carina Mia surged to the front at the eighth pole and drew off to win the 61st running of the $200,000 Eight Belles Presented by Big Fish Games (GII) for 3-year-old fillies by six lengths over Blip…

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Curalina, making her first start since finishing third in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI), took command at the head of the stretch and drew off to post a 7 1/2-length victory over Engaginglee…

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Under clear skies, the 20 runners forSaturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) took advantage of a fast track for their Friday morning exercise.             Similar conditions are expected Saturday…

May 6, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Gary Young has been clocking horses for more than 35 years and the past week he has been at Churchill Downs observing this year’s crop of contenders for the 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI).             …

May 6, 2016

BRODY’S CAUSE • Bay colt by Giant’s Causeway, out of the Sahm mare Sweet Breanna. Foaled March 17, 2013 in Kentucky. • Purchased for $350,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September Yearling Sale • Won Grade I Blue Grass at Keeneland defeating My Man Sam and…

May 5, 2016

…Karma can be a beautiful thing as well as a you-know-what. In the case of Lani, Karma could come into play when the Japanese-based runner takes part in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. But I’ll get to that in a moment. First of all, the legitimate reasons…

May 5, 2016

...underdogs outperform all expectations and Destin is an underdog. The gray son of Giant’s Causeway has been favored only once in his five-race career, with that coming after his debut maiden win at Belmont Park last October. Destin proved second…

May 5, 2016

LOUISVILLE, KY - Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced Uber as a partner for the 2016 racing season. In anticipation of the 142nd Kentucky Derby, Uber is expected to have record demand in Louisville and an all-time high number of driver-partners on the…

May 5, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, May 5, 2016) – Temperatures are forecast to be in the low 80s under sunny skies Saturday afternoon for Kentucky Derby 142, but Thursday morning’s conditions were nowhere close to that as the 22 entrants for the $2,391,600 race went…

May 5, 2016

Fourteen fillies plus one also-eligible entered Friday’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, but unbeaten champion Songbird was not one of them. The talented filly was ruled out early due to a fever, leaving a much more contentious…

May 4, 2016

Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds1. Trojan Nation Aaron Gryder 50-1 2. Suddenbreakingnews Luis Quinonez 20-1 3. Creator Ricardo Santana Jr. 10-1 4. Mo Tom Corey Lanerie 20-1 5. Gun Runner Florent Geroux 10-1 6. My Man Sam Irad…

May 4, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – Reddam Racing’s champion 2-year-old of 2015, Nyquist, has been installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 142nd running of the $2,391,600 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) at Churchill Downs. Post…

May 4, 2016

Big Blue Kitten Makes 2016 Debut in Woodford Reserve Turf Classic; Breeders’ Cup Winner Wavell Avenue Faces Nine Rivals in Humana Distaff; Salutos Amigos, Kobe’s Back Top Deep Churchill Downs Cast; Champion Tepin Returns to Defend Churchill Distaff Turf Mile…

May 4, 2016

Danzing Candy represents the third generation of a “Candy” sire line that his breeder, Halo Farms’ Ted Aroney, knows well. Aroney’s friends, Sid and Jenny Craig, imported an unbeaten Argentinean champion named Candy Ride. The brilliant performer stayed…

May 4, 2016

My Man Sam descends from a well-bred filly that Jay Bligh purchased for $52,000 at Keeneland November back in 1990, making him a third-generation homebred. That filly was Sky Darter, who was part of the dispersal of noted owner/breeder Aaron U. Jones’…

May 4, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – On a partly cloudy Kentucky morning, all but three of the players for Saturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) went about their business on a fast track at Churchill Downs. All the activity was…

May 4, 2016

Newcomers or once-a-year visitors to the racetrack can easily figure out straight wagers like Win, Place, and Show, but what about so-called "exotic" bets? The number of intra-race and multi-race wagers has exploded in the last several decades. Once…

May 4, 2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – Through various sources, the Churchill Downs communications team has confirmed that 22 horses are known to have been entered in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.  The horses known to…

May 4, 2016

Features New ‘Thurby’ Logo and 2016 Oaks and Derby Box Giveaway LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – The third annual Thurby, presented by TwinSpires.com, marks the official start of Kentucky Derby weekend on Thursday, May 5 at Churchill Downs Racetrack.…

May 3, 2016

There’s a reason that baby animal photos are wildly popular -- the combination of cuteness, and varying degrees of fuzziness and playfulness, are just about irresistible. As you can see from a selection of this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders as…

May 3, 2016

GRADE I WINNERS SHEER DRAMA AND CURALINA TOP LA TROIENNE FIELD OF SEVEN; 2015 STEPHEN FOSTER WINNER NOBLE BIRD FACES NINE IN ALYSHEBA; NICKNAME, CARINA MIA HEADLINE FIELD OF EIGHT IN EIGHT BELLES; BREEDERS’ CUP WINNER CATCH A GLIMPSE EDGEWOOD…

May 3, 2016

Mo Tom’s been the hard luck story of the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) trail, better known for being badly hampered when trying to rally in the Risen Star (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2). In the process, his actual talent has gotten lost in the shuffle. Bred…

May 3, 2016

Majesto is making his second appearance in “Tales from the Crib.” How is that possible, you ask, since a 3-year-old Thoroughbred has just one shot in the Kentucky Derby (G1)? That’s because he was born on the Sunday of Derby Week in 2013, just six…

May 3, 2016

With trainer Mikio Matsunaga looking on, Koji Maeda’s Lani worked five furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track after the renovation break Tuesday morning. The move was the third fastest of 18 at the distance.                Lani’s work was the only…

May 3, 2016

Often the last piece of Kentucky Derby handicapping information available to bettors, the post position draw is closely watched and heavily scrutinized. What constitutes a good draw and a bad draw depends on the individual horse, its running style,…

May 3, 2016

If Brody’s Cause were the subject of a biopic, Keeneland would be so frequent a setting as to become a minor character itself. At the 2014 Keeneland September Sale, the well-bred yearling was sold for $350,000. The next fall, he returned to take the…

May 3, 2016

Ashbrook Farm’s Weep No More and Stonestreet Stables’ Rachel’s Valentina, the 1-2 finishers in the Grade I Ashland at Keeneland who have strong family ties to the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI), headline a field of 14 3-year-old fillies entered today for Friday’s 142nd running of America's top race for 3-year-old fillies.

May 3, 2016

Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds1. Terra Promessa : Ricardo Santana Jr. : 10-1 2. Weep No More : Corey Lanerie : 9-2 3. Lewis Bay : Irad Ortiz Jr. : 8-1 4. Go Maggie Go : Luis Saez : 12-1 5. Dream Dance : Brian Hernandez…

May 3, 2016

For nearly a century, the Mint Julep has served as the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby and the track at which the race takes place, Churchill Downs. Kentucky Oaks Friday and Kentucky Derby Saturday see nearly 120,000 Mint Juleps served to patrons.…

May 2, 2016

Four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert's Mor Spirit and the Steve Asmussen-trained duo of Gun Runner and Creator turned in their final pre-Kentucky Derby works on Monday, while four Asmussen-trainees prepped for the Kentucky Oaks.

May 2, 2016

Whenever you’re trying to figure out how a Thoroughbred was named, the answer often falls into one of two categories: a reference to the parent(s), or something meaningful in the life of the owner. Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Nyquist obviously doesn’t…

May 2, 2016

It's the first Saturday in May and, as a newcomer to the Sport of Kings, you're ready to bet the first horse race of your life – the Kentucky Derby. It's by far the most popular race in the country, attracting nearly $140 million in wagers in 2015, and…

May 2, 2016

The Kentucky Derby is scheduled for the first Saturday in May, which in 2016 falls on May 7. It’s been run on the first Saturday in May since 1932, when it was permanently scheduled for that date instead of an undetermined date in mid-May. (In 1945, however,…

May 1, 2016

In Kentucky there are three major traditions – Basketball, bourbon and horse racing. Therefore it makes perfect sense that the most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby, should feature the state’s official song, “My Old Kentucky Home.” The Commonwealth…

May 1, 2016

Creator’s chances of making it to the Kentucky Derby (G1) appeared slim after he was unable to break his maiden in his first five starts. But after shipping to Oaklawn Park in February, the gray made rapid progress, culminating in his victory in the Arkansas…

May 1, 2016

Oscar Nominated was bred by Mrs. Jerry Amerman and raised at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. With a name like Oscar Nominated, you’d expect him to be handsome, and so he is. “We liked him all along, and the Amermans liked him all along,”…

May 1, 2016

Unbeaten 2-year-old champion and Kentucky Derby favorite Nyquist jogged once-around the one-mile Churchill Downs main track Sunday in his first experience the racing surface over which the first leg of the Triple Crown will be run on Saturday, May 7.

May 1, 2016

The Kentucky Derby is one of the most watched televised sporting events in the United States. In five of the past seven years it has averaged more than 15 million viewers. But how can someone watch the Kentucky Derby? Well, CBS began televising the…

May 1, 2016

The Kentucky Derby is fast-approaching and we’ve put together a checklist for bettors at Churchill Downs on May 7. Here is a list of 5 things every bettor needs on Derby Day: Cash – Needs no explanation. TwinSpires App on Smart Phone – With a massive…

Apr 30, 2016

Toews On Ice took command at the head of the stretch and cruised home by two lengths over Entertainer to win the second running of the $100,000 William Walker for 3-year-olds to provide trainer Bob Baffert with his 40th stakes triumph at Churchill Downs.

Apr 30, 2016

Anyone who’s ever been relentlessly compared to an accomplished older sibling can relate to Destin. His full brother, Creative Cause, set the bar pretty high by winning major races at two and three and competing honorably on the Triple Crown trail. He…

Apr 30, 2016

Tom’s Ready was bred and raised by Blackstone Farm near Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. Unlike fellow Pennsylvania-bred Mor Spirit, who lived there only a couple of weeks before moving to Kentucky, Tom’s Ready spent his babyhood and much of his yearling year in…

Apr 30, 2016

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) contenders Exaggerator and Brody's Cause turned in their final major workouts prior to next weeks' 142nd running of America's greatest race, while Ashland (GI) winner Weep No More turned in her final major prep for Friday's Kentucky Oaks (GI).

Apr 30, 2016

Ideally, a person's first visit to a racetrack shouldn't be intimidating. We know that's not always the case, but a little advance planning can help you make the most of your trip and increases the chances it will be both enjoyable and not the last. Here…

Apr 29, 2016

(The photo of Suddenbreakingnews obviously isn't from the crib, but it is a stunning one of him during morning training at Oaklawn Park back in March, courtesy of Coady Photography.) Suddenbreakingnews was bred in the name of the Berger Family’s Branch…

Apr 29, 2016

Bred by John Liviakis, Whitmore was born and raised at War Horse Place near Lexington, Kentucky. The January 23 foal was quite a lively one. “He was one of the first foals born at War Horse Place that year,” farm manager Rachel Holden said. “He rapidly…

Apr 29, 2016

Churchill Downs Racetrack has re-emphasized its annual enhanced security measures for horses competing in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) and ongoing safety and integrity measures included in its “Safety from Start to Finish” program.

Apr 29, 2016

Churchill Downs Racetrack has launched a new mobile app to provide fans with convenient mobile access to the track's services and amenities that include tickets, express ordering of food and beverages, maps and locations, Kentucky Derby horse and historical information and online wagering

Apr 29, 2016

With heavy rain forecast to move in Friday night and Saturday morning, 13 horses under consideration for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) worked over a fast track along at Churchill Downs on a sunny Friday morning, along with five fillies under consideration for the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI).

Apr 29, 2016

As America’s most storied Thoroughbred horse race, the Kentucky Derby (G1) has garnered nicknames down through the course of time. While the phrases “Run for the Roses” and “the greatest two minutes in sports” apply to the Kentucky Derby in general, particular…

Apr 29, 2016

More than 140 years after its inception, the Kentucky Derby is one of the most popular sporting and social events in the country, and a countless number of individuals through the decades have made a significant impact on the race's founding, rise in…

Apr 28, 2016

Outwork was the first winner for his sire, champion Uncle Mo – a fitting distinction on two counts. He is a homebred for Mike Repole, who also campaigned Uncle Mo as well as Outwork’s dam, Nonna Mia. And besides, Outwork has always liked being in charge. Like…

Apr 28, 2016

Trojan Nation, a homebred racing for Dr. Aaron Sones and Julie Gilbert, was born and raised at Winchester Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. A near-upsetter of the Wood Memorial (G1) as an 81-1 maiden, Trojan Nation is no longshot in the pedigree department.…

Apr 28, 2016

Churchill Downs Incorporated Foundation will conduct three separate on-site 50/50 Charitable Gaming Raffles during Kentucky Derby week - one each of Thurby, Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby days.

Apr 28, 2016

With rain expected Friday night into Saturday, training schedules for Kentucky Derby contenders at Churchill Downs have been shuffled and at least eight Derby 142 contenders - and perhaps as many as five more - are set for final pre-race works at the Louisville track Friday morning.

Apr 28, 2016

A ban on hoverboards is the only 2016 addition to Churchill Downs’ list of security “do’s and don’ts” for the Longines Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, set for Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, respectively, and Derby Week activities that include “Opening Night” on Saturday, April 30; racing on Tuesday, May 3, Wednesday, May 4 and Thurby on Thursday, May 5.

Apr 28, 2016

Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model and Actress Kate Upton will serve as the First Lady of the Longines Kentucky Oaks and the season nine winner of NBC’s “The Voice” and Republic Recording artist Jordan Smith will perform the national anthem at the Longines Kentucky Oaks

Apr 27, 2016

Lani brings international glamor into the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1), as the Japanese-based winner of the UAE Derby (G2) on Dubai World Cup night. But in fact, he’s a Kentucky-born lad with Derby heroes prominent in his pedigree. By North America’s record-setting…

Apr 27, 2016

Koji Maeda’s Lani, winner of the UAE Derby (Group II) in his most recent start, worked three furlongs in :37.40 with blinkers on over a fast track in preparation for Kentucky Derby 142, while Venus Valentine

Apr 27, 2016

The Kentucky Derby (G1) celebrates its 142nd running on May 7 at Churchill Downs, but how is the 20-strong field assembled? Who makes the decision on which horses gets in and which horses are left out of the starting gate on the first Saturday in May? Once…

Apr 26, 2016

Mor Spirit, runner-up to Exaggerator in the April 9 Santa Anita Derby (GI) last time out four-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert, put in his first breeze over the Churchill Downs main track for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on Tuesday, zipping five furlongs with a workmate in a brisk :59.80.

Apr 25, 2016

A busy Monday for trainer Steve Asmussen included works by five candidates for the Longines Kentucky Oaks that reside in this barn. Terra Promessa, Taxable, Royal Obsession, Nickname and Adore tuned-up for possible runs in the 14-filly Oaks field on Friday, May 6. Also turning in a sharp work was the Bill Mott trainer Carina Mia, winner of the 2015 Golden Rod (GII).

Apr 25, 2016

Trainer Steve Asmussen sent his Kentucky Derby hopes - Louisiana Derby (GII) winnner Gun Runner and Arkansas Derby (GII) winner Creator out for Monday works he described as "ideal" as the colts prepare for runs in the May 7 Kentucky Derby.

Apr 24, 2016

Exaggerator has an outsized personality, and that’s no overstatement. The 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender was raised at breeder Joseph Murphy’s Stoneleigh Farm near Paris, Kentucky, where Kimberly McCormack had the pleasure of his company. McCormack…

Apr 24, 2016

The Chad Brown-trained duo of My Man Sam and Shagaf recorded their first serious preparations for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I). Toyota Blue Grass (GI) runner-up My Man Sam breezed a half-mile in :50, while Gotham (GIII) winner Shagaf covered the same distance in :48.40.

Apr 23, 2016

A trio of Kentucky Derby 142 contenders - Brody's Cause, Tom's Secret and Fellowship - breezed at Churchill Downs Saturday, while Derby favorite Nyquist worked at Keeneland. Kentucky Oaks hopes Weep No More and Lewis Bay breezed at Churchill Downs.

Apr 23, 2016

Gun Runner’s name conjures up images of derring-do, hijinks, and dangerous skirting of the law. But this 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender is no renegade from the wrong side of the tracks. On the contrary, he’s a regally bred colt who’s living up to high hopes. Just…

Apr 22, 2016

Like any popular sporting and social event that just happens to be more than 140 years old, the Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition. Indeed, the large throng in attendance and the millions viewing on television can't escape the annual rituals and…

Apr 22, 2016

If you were to ask racing scribes to identify the best winners of the Kentucky Derby, the same names would dominate the short list. But what if you changed the formula and asked for the best Kentucky Derby winner whose name begins with A, B, C, and so…

Apr 21, 2016

Richest handicapping tournament features $100,000 top prize, VIP Derby-Oaks experience LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 21, 2016) – The fields for both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Derby Betting Championship are falling into place, and TwinSpires.com is offering…

Apr 19, 2016

Eclipse Award champion Tepin, who defeated an international field of males in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade I) and scored a dominant victory in Keeneland's Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (GI), heads a group of five grass specialists who are late nominees to compete in the 29th running of the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI) at Churchill Downs Racetrack on the Kentucky Derby undercard on Saturday, May 7.

Apr 18, 2016

The roster of 3-year-old fillies nominated to the Longines Kentucky Oaks grew to 114 with the late nominations of unbeaten Go Maggie Go and California-based Mokat.

Apr 18, 2016

Rebel S. (G2) winner Cupid, a disappointing 10th in Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1), will not advance to the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1). Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert broke the news to Jay Privman of Daily Racing Form on Monday. Baffert, who celebrated…

Apr 18, 2016

Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimney Farm’s Gun Runner, the leader on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 151 points, continued his serious preparation for Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with a sharp five-furlong breeze in 1:00 over a fast track at Churchill Downs that tied as the day's fastest at the distance.

Apr 17, 2016

Undefeated champion Songbird, the heavy early favorite to win the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, will miss the May 6 event due to a fever. Owner Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farm tweeted out that the Medaglia d’Oro filly came down with a…

Apr 17, 2016

Up Hill Stables and Head of Plains Partners LLC’s Lightstream moved her record to a perfect two-for-two on Sunday with a three-quarter length victory in the $150,000 Beaumont (G3) under jockey Julien Leparoux. Trained by Brian Lynch, Lightstream bided…

Apr 17, 2016

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.’s Fellowship, who currently sits at No. 22 on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 32 points, breezed a half-mile in :48.80 over a fast Churchill Downs main track Sunday morning for new trainer Mark Casse. Assistant Norman Casse said the Florida-bred son of Awesome of Course was "full of energy" and remains under consideration for a run in the Derby.

Apr 16, 2016

Creator, a deep-closing son of Tapit, registered an 11-1 upset of Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), the final points-scoring prep for next month's Kentucky Derby (G1). Trailing in the field of 12 to the far turn, Creator was aided in his late…

Apr 15, 2016

The $150,000 Lexington (G3) at Keeneland on Saturday is one of the final two points-scoring races in the Road to the Kentucky Derby Series, but with only 10 eligibility points available to the winner of the race it is unlikely to considerably help…

Apr 15, 2016

Only five fillies were entered to go seven furlongs in Sunday’s $150,000 Beaumont (G3) at Keeneland, despite it offering up points to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) as part of the Road to the Kentucky Oaks series. The actual points awarded wouldn’t make a difference…

Apr 15, 2016

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.’s Fellowship, who sits at No.19 on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 32 points, remains under consideration for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) after switching barns from former trainer Stanley Gold to new conditioner Mark Casse. How the Florida-bred son of Awesome of Course trains at Churchill Downs will ultimately determine his Derby status.

Apr 14, 2016

Bob Baffert likes the Oaklawn Park route to the Kentucky Derby (G1), prepping Triple Crown winner American Pharoah twice over the Hot Springs track last year, and the Hall of Fame trainer will try to win his second straight edition of the $1 million Arkansas…

Apr 14, 2016

G M B Racing’s Tom’s Ready continued preparation for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.60 and galloping out three-quarters of a mile in 1:15.40 over a fast track Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.This…

Apr 14, 2016

Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that the seven-time Grammy Award- winning trio Lady Antebellum will sing the national anthem at the 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 7. Kicking off the summer season of their 2016…

Apr 13, 2016

The priceless 14-karat gold trophy that will be earned by the winner of the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) has arrived at Churchill Downs Racetrack and will be nestled safely in the neighboring Kentucky Derby Museum…

Apr 13, 2016

G M B Racing’s Mo Tom began serious preparation for a start in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with a half-mile breeze in :48.40 over a fast track Wednesday morning at Churchill Downs.Churchill Downs clockers caught the son of Uncle…