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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has revealed the official Mint Julep Glass and “Art of the Kentucky Derby” for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve – both designed by Kentucky-native Grayson Reynolds.
 
Since its...

Flying Dutchman’s 3-year-old filly Shred the Gnar returned from a 197-day layoff and led every step of the way in Saturday’s 40th running of the $300,000 Chilukki presented by Resolute Racing (Grade III) at Churchill Downs on her way to a determined...

 
Godolphin’s talented 3-year-old filly Ragtime returns to Churchill Downs on Saturday as the 8-5 morning line favorite when she lines up against six rivals entered in the $300,000 Chilukki presented by Resolute Racing (Grade III).
Saturday’s...

Trainer Kenny McPeek announced Friday that Kentucky Derby 150 winner Mystik Dan has officially been retired but fans will have one final chance to see the colt beneath the Twin Spires on Saturday when he parades in the paddock for the fourth race from...

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.
“It means a lot,”...