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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...

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...

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...

LNJ Foxwoods’ Scotland will return to Churchill Downs and defend his title when he takes on nine rivals entered in next Sunday’s second running of the $250,000 Cherokee Mile, the featured race on closing day of the 2025 Fall Meet.
Sunday’s 12-race...

Giocoso became horse racing’s newest millionaire when he closed mightily down the stretch of the Matt Winn Turf Course to win Saturday’s 20th running of the $299,800 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III) by a head over Chapman’s Peak at Churchill Downs.
 
Giocoso...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve returns to Churchill Downs next Saturday where Spendthrift Farm’s dominant maiden special weight winner Further Ado is set to test stakes company in the 99th running of the $400,000 Kentucky...