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Features September 17, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Kentucky Derby Alumn Chunk of Gold Heads Back to Churchill Downs as 8-5 Favorite in Saturday's $300,000 Bourbon Flight

Terry Stephens’ West Virginia Derby (Grade III) winner Chunk of Gold, who finished ninth in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI), will return to Churchill Downs as the 8-5 morning-line favorite in Saturday’s $300,000...

Features September 14, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Taken by the Wind Carries NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw to Pocahontas Victory

Four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback and longtime FOX NFL Sunday analyst Terry Bradshaw has won plenty of big games in his career, but Saturday he celebrated a different kind of victory when his 2-year-old filly Taken by the Wind captured the 57th...

Features September 11, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Comport Begins Road to the Kentucky as 6-5 Favorite in Saturday's Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois

Joseph Sutton’s Ellis Park Juvenile (Listed) winner Comport will take the next step in his young career on Saturday when he joins the Road to the Kentucky Derby as the 6-5 favorite in the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.
Trained...

Features September 5, 2025

Churchill Downs to Debut $3 Late Pick 3 During September Meet

Churchill Downs will debut a special $3 Late Pick 3 during its September Meet, which opens Thursday for a 14-day run.
 
The wager, which carries a horseplayer-friendly 15-percent takeout, will be offered on the final three races of each card. All...

Features June 29, 2025

Churchill Downs News Release: Legendary Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Passes Away at Age 89

Legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas passed away peacefully at his home in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday night. He was 89.
 
The following is a statement from the Lukas family:
 
Racing Community,
 
It is with heavy hearts that we...

Features June 22, 2025

Legendary Hall of Fame Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Hospitalized; Horses Transferred to Veteran Assistant Sebastian 'Bas' Nicholl

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most prolific trainers and influences in horse racing history, has been hospitalized in Louisville, Ky. and will not return to training, according to Lukas family members.
 
According to the family,...

Features June 21, 2025

Churchill Downs News Release: Special $3 All-Turf Pick 3 Offered Closing Weekend at Churchill Downs

A special $3 All-Turf Pick 3 will be added to the wagering menu for next Saturday and Sunday’s cards at Churchill Downs, the final two days of the 43-day Spring Meet.
 
The $3 All-Turf Pick 3 will have an all-stakes sequence for the Saturday, June...

Features June 20, 2025

Churchill Downs News Release: September, Fall Meet Tickets On Sale Today at Noon

Tickets for the September and Fall racing meets at Churchill Downs go on sale today (Friday, June 20) at noon (all times Eastern) at https://www.churchilldowns.com/day-at-the-races/. Guests also may call (502) 636-4450 or email groupsales@kyderby.com.
 
The...

Features June 11, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Stakes Action, Twilight Racing, Special Events, $699,102 Derby City 6 Jackpot Carryover Highlight Busy Week

A full week of racing continues at Churchill Downs with Twilight Thursday, weekend stakes action and special events for military members and dads as the 43-day Spring Meet rolls on beneath the historic Twin Spires.
Only three weeks remain at the Spring...

Features May 22, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Racing World Reflects on the Life of Larry Demeritte

The horse racing community is mourning the loss of trainer Larry Demeritte, who died Monday at age 75 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
A native of the Bahamas, Demeritte built a respected career in U.S. racing that spanned nearly five decades....

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