Kentucky Derby News

Breeders’ Cup Sprint (Grade I) contender Built, Juvenile Fillies (GI) hopefuls Foxiest and Scarlett Begonia and Distaff (GI) contender Splendora breezed Friday morning at Churchill Downs in their final preparations for next weekend’s World Championships...

Patricia’s Hope and Mark Farrar’s Blessed Flyer will attempt to remain undefeated when he faces seven rivals entered in Sunday’s 14th running of the $200,000 Street Sense (Grade III), part of the Stars of Tomorrow I program that opens the 24-day...

Horse racing in Kentucky shifts from Keeneland to Churchill Downs on Sunday as the home of the Kentucky Derby readies to open its 137th Fall Meet with an 11-race program – all for promising 2-year-old Thoroughbreds.
 
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KAS Stables’ Bishops Bay is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (GI) following his determined victory in Saturday’s $399,000 Ack Ack (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
Pedro Lanz, agent for KAS Stables, announced the Breeders’ Cup plans Saturday night...

Dragoon Guard rated off a fast early pace and powered home down the stretch to easily win Saturday’s 13th running of the $498,000 Lukas Classic (Grade II) for 3-year-olds and up at Churchill Downs by 3 ¼ lengths over the tiring early leader Chunk of...

Zedan Racing Stables’ unbeaten Salahudin returned to the Churchill Downs work tab Saturday with a bullet half-mile move in :46.20, his first published work since winning the $400,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) on Sept. 12.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Salahudin...

Flying Dutchmen’s Owen Almighty will attempt to strengthen his case for a possible start in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (Grade I) when he meets an accomplished group of older horses in Saturday’s $400,000 Ack Ack Stakes (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
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Trainer Jordan Blair has the same confidence in 8-1 morning-line contender This Is Uscar as he would if the 5-year-old gelding were favored in Saturday’s $500,000 Lukas Classic (GII) at Churchill Downs.
“I know we’re 8-1, but I’m every bit as...

Churchill Downs Incorporated team members recently visited Alley Cat Advocates’ Community Cat Complex to present the nonprofit with the $20,000 grand prize from Give for Good Louisville’s Greatest Two Minutes in Giving.