Kentucky Derby News

With the Kentucky Derby still 22 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Foals from the 2023 Foal Crop” closed as the 2-1 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Spendthrift Farm’s unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile...

Moonlight rallied past 6-5 pacesetting favorite Dragoon Guard in deep stretch to win Sunday’s second running of the $249,835 Cherokee Mile at Churchill Downs on closing day of the 136th Fall Meet by 1 ½ lengths.
 
Moonlight, a 4-year-old son of...

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. has quickly made a mark on the Kentucky horse racing circuit since shifting his tack from New York. The 33-year-old native of Puerto Rico has secured his first Churchill Downs leading rider title with 44 wins through 25 days of the...

Bettors have a lucrative $451,889 carryover in the Derby City 6 to chase Sunday at Churchill Downs for the 12-race closing day program.
 
There is a mandatory payout in Sunday’s 20-cent Derby City 6, which covers Races 7-12 starting at approximately...

Further Ado put away Solider N Diplomat in the stretch and drew away late to win Saturday’s 99th running of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by 1 ¾ lengths over a closing Universe which gave Louisville native Brad Cox...

Veteran horseman Greg Foley reached a career milestone Saturday at Churchill Downs when No Time Left broke her maiden in Race 3, which marked his 500th victory at the historic Louisville racetrack.
 
Foley, who spent his career based in Barn 11 at...

The Machado family celebrated a new milestone Friday at Churchill Downs when 19-year-old Dylan Machado, the younger brother of Kentucky-based rider Luan Machado, secured his first North American victory aboard Good Money in Race 9.
Machado, a former standout...

Rising star Magnitude scored a monumental win in Friday’s 151st running of the $595,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade II) at Churchill Downs when he wore down pacesetter Chunk of Gold and turned back a late run by $8.8 million-earner Hit...

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen will be well represented on Saturday’s Stars of Tomorrow II program at Churchill Downs and could move into a tie with the late D. Wayne Lukas for the most wins in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade II) where...

Alpine Princess put away 27-1 longshot Corningstone in deep stretch to win Thursday’s 110th running of the $385,000 Falls City (Grade III) by two lengths in the traditional Thanksgiving Day fixture at Churchill Downs.
 
Trained by Brad Cox and...