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Juddmonte’s Final Gambit, a late-closing fourth-place finisher in Kentucky Derby 151, will get another opportunity to earn a victory at Churchill Downs as the 5-2 morning line favorite in Sunday’s $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (Grade III).
“He came...

Norman Stables’ Coal Battle will look to rebound from a rough 11th-place finish in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (Grade I) when he returns in Sunday’s $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (GIII) at Churchill Downs – a race trainer Lonnie Briley hopes will...

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since capturing the historic 150th “Run for the Roses” one year ago with an impressive 1 ¼-length score over Antiquarian in Saturday’s sixth running of the $270,000...

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is set to make his return beneath the historic Twin Spires on Saturday at Churchill Downs in the $275,000 Blame Stakes (Grade III), and trainer Kenny McPeek couldn’t be more pleased with his progression into the race.
“He...

Trainer Rodolphe Brisset will attempt a stakes double Saturday with World Record in the $275,000 Aristides Stakes (Grade III) and Royal Spa in the $275,000 Shawnee Stakes (GIII), part of a stakes-filled afternoon on Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill...

Several of North America’s top horses will converge at Churchill Downs on Saturday for Stephen Foster Preview Day, which features six stakes on an 11-race program, led by the $275,000 Blame Stakes (Grade III), the local prep for the $1 million Stephen...

Bettors have a lucrative $290,139 carryover for Sunday’s 50-cent Late Pick 5 at Churchill Downs because there were no winners in Saturday’s Early Pick 5 sequence.
 
The first of 10 races Sunday is 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern). The 50-cent Late...

Rigney Racing’s speedy 4-year-old filly Two Sharp is set for her seasonal debut Monday in the $250,000 Winning Colors (Grade III) at Churchill Downs, and trainer Phil Bauer remains confident in her preparation.
“She’s a very talented filly and we’ve...

Several jockeys and horses based at Churchill Downs will be in action Saturday for the 150th running of the $2 million Preakness Stakes (GI) at Pimlico Race Course.
The 8-5 morning line favorite Journalism, runner-up in Kentucky Derby 151, headlines the...

Whitham Thoroughbreds’ Burnham Square, a troubled sixth-place finisher in Kentucky Derby 151, is being pointed to the $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (Grade III) on Saturday, June 8 at Churchill Downs, according to trainer Ian Wilkes.
Burnham Square, winner...