Stakes Recap

In what was billed as the “Summer Showdown” featuring North America’s top older horses, Dubai World Cup (Grade I) winner Magnitude led every step of the way and defeated Grade I Pennsylvania Derby winner Baeza by 1 ¼ lengths to thrill onlookers...

Grade I winner Shred the Gnar has done everything Brian Lynch has asked of her since her Fasig-Tipton La Troienne (GI) victory on Kentucky Oaks Day and gives the veteran conditioner confidence heading into Saturday's $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Fleur...

Godolphin’s reigning Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby (GI) winner Sovereignty and C R K Stable and Grandview Equine’s Grade I winner Baeza continued their preparations for Saturday’s $2 million Stephen Foster (GI) by galloping Thursday at Churchill...

Here's everything you need to know about watching the 2026 Stephen Foster Stakes, including TV coverage, streaming options, post time, ticket information, and how to experience the race live at Churchill Downs.

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The stars of Saturday’s $2 million Stephen Foster (Grade I) have assembled beneath the Twin Spires as reigning Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby (GI) winner Sovereignty, Grade I winner Baeza and...

The Stephen Foster Stakes purse increased from $1 million to $2 million in 2026, helping create a championship-caliber field led by Sovereignty, White Abarrio, Magnitude and Baeza at Churchill Downs.

The 2026 Stephen Foster Stakes field features Horse of the Year Sovereignty, Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio, Dubai World Cup champion Magnitude and a talented group of Grade 1 contenders competing for a $2 million purse and a Breeders' Cup...

Grahm Grace Stables’ Knicks Go Stakes (Listed) winner Tour Player returns to action next Sunday at Churchill Downs where he’ll face a high-caliber field of 10 milers entered in the 73rd running of the $300,000 Hanshin Stakes presented by JRA (Grade...

Odds-on 3-5 favorite Eclatant, winner of the Grade I Madison at Keeneland in April, needed every bit of the 1,234.5-foot stretch at Churchill Downs to narrowly surge past 10-1 Foie Gras in the final jump and win Saturday night’s 36th renewal of the...

The world’s top dirt horses are set to converge beneath the historic Twin Spires next Saturday when reigning Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby (Grade I) winner Sovereignty, Dubai World Cup (GI) winner Magnitude, Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) and Pegasus...