Kentucky Derby News

Godolphin’s Encino has proven his versatility with victories on dirt, turf and all-weather surfaces and will look to add another turf win to his resumé Saturday in the $300,000 River City (Grade III), one of two stakes on an 11-race program at Churchill...

Manny Esquivel has been making the most of his time at Churchill Downs this fall with six wins from 34 mounts while serving as a key member of trainer Kenny McPeek’s team as regular rider Brian Hernandez Jr. remains sidelined.
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Carl Pollard’s multiple graded stakes-winning gelding Mercante is set to return to Churchill Downs on Saturday and will face a competitive cast of 12 turf specialists entered in the 46th running of the $300,000 River City (Grade III), one of two stakes...

Roll On Big Joe put away pacesetter Glengarry leaving the turn and drew away in the stretch to win Saturday’s 17th running of the $269,500 Bet On Sunshine Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs by 4 ½ lengths over Mondogetsbuckets.
 
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Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 152, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Hopeful (Grade I) and Breeders’ Futurity (GI) winner Ted Noffey,...

Live racing resumed Wednesday at Churchill Downs for a five-day week highlighted by the opportunity to watch and wager on the Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Del Mar on Friday and Saturday.
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The first of six opportunities to bet on Kentucky Derby 152 opens Wednesday through Friday with Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, headlined by likely Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) favorite Ted Noffey (10-1) and the always-popular “All...

Pin Oak Stud’s Incredibolt overcame a wide draw and rallied from last to surge past 7-5 favorite Universe in deep stretch and win Sunday’s 13th running of the $200,000 Street Sense (Grade III) – the featured event on opening day of Churchill Downs’...

While the Churchill Downs Fall Meet only began Sunday, trainer Ethan West already has his eyes on closing weekend where Terry Stephens’ Chunk of Gold is a possible starter in the $600,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade II) on Friday, Nov....

Roll On Big Joe is set to return to Churchill Downs next Saturday, where he’ll attempt to win his second stakes event beneath the Twin Spires this year while facing a competitive cast of seven sprinters entered in the 17th running of the $300,000 Bet...