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Churchill Downs News Updates: Longines Kentucky Oaks Winner Good Cheer Back on Track at Churchill Downs, Pointed Toward Acorn Stakes

Churchill Downs News Updates: Mott Barn Relishes Kentucky Derby Victory

Sovereignty Gets Mott Across Derby Finish Line First

Good Cheer Stays Perfect; Cruises to Victory in $1.5 Million Longines Kentucky Oaks

Kentucky Derby Week kicks off Saturday night as Churchill Downs opens its 43-day Spring Meet, offering massive pools and the chance at huge paydays.
 
Kentucky Derby Day features 14 races, including seven stakes contests, with a betting menu that...

Fans, party hosts, horseplayers and memorabilia collectors have until Friday (April 25) to purchase official Kentucky Derby 151 souvenir programs and have them shipped right to their doorstep in time for Derby Day on Saturday, May 3.
 
At more than...

The American Turf for 3-year-olds, annually staged on the Kentucky Derby undercard, had its purse raised to $1 million after the American Graded Stakes Committee elevated the 1 1/16-mile grass race to Grade I status.
 
All told, 50 stakes races cumulatively...

Early nominations for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds to become eligible for the 2025 Triple Crown close Monday, Jan. 27 with a $600 payment at www.thetriplecrown.com.
 
The 2025 Triple Crown series begins Saturday, May 3 with the 151st running of the $5...

Luis Saez continued his dominance in Kentucky racing as he’s secured the leading rider title at Churchill Downs’ Fall Meet. Entering Sunday’s closing day program, he had a commanding 41 victories from 160 mounts with more than $3.6 million in purse...

Bettors have a lucrative $240,017 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...