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Latest news November 29, 2025

Churchill Downs News Release: Pool for Mandatory Payout of Sunday's Derby City 6 on Closing Day Could Reach $2 Million

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...

Latest news November 29, 2025

Churchill Downs Stars of Tomorrow II Stakes Recaps and Quotes: Further Ado Draws Away to Win Grade II, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club; Godolphin's Bella Ballerina Holds On to Win Grade II, $397,375 Golden Rod

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...

Features November 29, 2025

Churchill Downs News Release: Foley Wins 500th Race at Churchill Downs

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...

Latest News November 29, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Dylan Machado Notches First North American Victory Friday at Churchill Downs

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...

Stakes Recap November 28, 2025

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps and Quotes: Magnitude Defeats Hit Show, Chunk of Gold to Win Grade II, $595,000 Clark; Lush Lips (GB) Prevails in Grade II, $269,800 Mrs. Revere

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...

Latest News November 28, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Asmussen Well Represented on Stars of Tomorrow Card Led by Two-Horse Charge in Kentucky Jockey Club

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...

Stakes Recap November 27, 2025

Churchill Downs Stakes Recaps & Quotes: Alpine Princess Lands Grade III, $385,000 Falls City; Proctor Street Gets First Stakes Win in $289,665 Cardinal

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...

Latest News November 27, 2025

Churchill Downs Thanksgiving Update: Winchell, Asmussen Return to Clark With 3-Year-Old Magnitude

It’s been nearly a decade since Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Gun Runner delivered a front-running victory in the 2016 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) to cap his 3-year-old season and ignite his eventual Horse of the Year campaign. Now, Winchell...

Features November 26, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Breeders' Cup Distaff Third Regaled Returns for Falls City on Thanksgiving Day

Breeders’ Cup Distaff (Grade I) third-place finisher Regaled impressed her connections earlier this month with her effort at Del Mar and they appear confident she can add another graded stakes victory to her resume in the 110th running of the $400,000...

Features November 24, 2025

Churchill Downs News Release: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Ted Noffey 6-1 Individual Morning Line Favorite in Pool 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Fans will have their second of six opportunities to bet on the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) Thursday-Sunday with Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager where Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) winner Ted Noffey...

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