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Stakes Advance November 23, 2025

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advance: Scotland Returns to Defend Title in Closing Day's $250,000 Cherokee Mile

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...

Stakes Advance November 22, 2025

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Impressive 20-Length Maiden Winner Further Ado Headlines $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club on Road to the Kentucky Derby

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...

Stakes Advance November 21, 2025

Churchill Downs Update and Black Friday Stakes Advances: Rattle N Roll Returns to Defend Title in $600,000 Clark Presented by Norton Health Care

Lucky Seven Stable and Sharaf Mohamad Alhariri’s Rattle N Roll is set to defend his title against eight accomplished rivals in next Friday’s 151st running of the $600,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade II), the marquee race of the Fall...

Stakes Advance November 20, 2025

Churchill Downs Update and Thanksgiving Day Stakes Advances: Locust Grove Winner Royal Spa Returns in Ultra-Competitive Grade III, $400,000 Falls City on Thanksgiving Day

Locust Grove (Grade II) winner Royal Spa is set to return to action next Thursday at Churchill Downs when she leads a competitive field of 10 fillies and mares entered in the 110th running of the $400,000 Falls City (Grade III), the centerplate of a special...

Stakes Advance November 16, 2025

Churchill Downs Update: Grade I Winner Troubleshooting Headlines Saturday's Grade III, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf

Donamire Farm’s Grade I-winning homebred Troubleshooting will attempt to cap his 3-year-old year with another graded stakes score when he takes on 10 rivals that entered Saturday’s 20th running of the $300,000 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III) at Churchill...

Stakes Advance October 25, 2025

Churchill Downs Stakes Advance and Update: Roll On Big Joe Returns in Next Saturday's $300,000 Bet In Sunshine

Roll On Big Joe is set to return to Churchill Downs next Saturday, where he’ll attempt to win his second stakes event beneath the Twin Spires this year while facing a competitive cast of seven sprinters entered in the 17th running of the $300,000 Bet...

Stakes Advance October 21, 2025

Churchill Downs Fall Meet Opening Day Stakes Advances: Grade III, $200,000 Street Sense and $200,000 Rags to Riches (Listed)

Four G Racing, Gregg Day and Steven Crain’s Grade I placed colt Universe will continue his Road to the Kentucky Derby when he faces six promising juveniles entered in Sunday’s 13th running of the $200,000 Street Sense Stakes (Grade III), the headliner...

Stakes Advance September 20, 2025

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Kentucky Derby Winner Mystik Dan, Dubai World Cup Winner Hit Show Set to Clash in Next Saturday's Grade II, $500,000 Lukas Classic

Kentucky Derby 150 hero Mystik Dan will square off against Dubai World Cup winner Hit Show in next Saturday’s 12th running of the $500,000 Lukas Classic (Grade II), the marquee event of the Churchill Downs September Meet.
The 1 1/8-mile Lukas Classic...

Stakes Advance September 13, 2025

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Echo Sound Headlines Grade III, $300,000 Dogwood

Gabriel Dulgnan’s multiple Grade III winner Echo Sound will attempt to rebound from her disappointing effort as the beaten favorite in last month’s Test Stakes (GI) when she faces seven fellow 3-year-old filles entered in next Saturday’s 50th running...

Stakes Advance September 8, 2025

Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: Ellis Park Juvenile Winner Comport Headlines Saturday's Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois -- One of Five Opening Weekend Stakes

The Road to Kentucky Derby 152 will begin Saturday at Churchill Downs where Joseph Sutton’s Ellis Park Juvenile winner Comport headlines a field of 10 aspiring 2-year-olds entered in the 44th running of the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III).
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