Kentucky Derby News

Trainer Mike Maker will be sending out his duo of Roman Approval and Johns Kitten in Saturday’s featured event, the $100,000 Louisville Handicap (Grade III), which is run at a distance of 1 ½ miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course.

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Three Diamonds Farm’s Roman Approval, three times a bridesmaid in Grade III stakes company, will attempt to breakthrough with a victory as the 117-pound starting high weight in field of seven older horses that were entered for Saturday’s 79th...

The quest by Reddam Racing LLC’s unbeaten Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) winner Nyquist to continue on the path to a Triple Crown continues Saturday, May 21 in the 141st running of the Preakness Stakes (GI) at Baltimore’s...

Steve Landers Racing’s Dazzling Gem had his third Churchill Downs work since finishing fourth in the Arkansas Derby (Grade I), breezing a half-mile in :49.60 Sunday morning.
With exercise rider Fernando Espinoza aboard, Dazzling Gem was one of...

Jockey Jon Court rode C Islandsurprise to a nose victory in Sunday’s first race to secure his 500th career win at Churchill Downs.
Court, 55, is the 13th rider to reach the 500-win plateau at Churchill Downs. Pat Day is the track’s all-time...

Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Acapulco shrugged off early pressure from Calypso Run and Amarachi and drew off for a 3 ½-length victory over Late Spring to win Saturday’s sixth running of the $63,433 Unbridled...

Speedway Stable’s Lexington (GIII) winner Collected worked seven furlongs in 1:24.80 over Churchill Downs’ main track labeled as “good” Friday morning.
Working on his own and with Miguel Mena up for trainer Bob Baffert, Collected...

Gunpowder Farm LLC’s Divisidero’s victory in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (GI) on the May 7 Kentucky Derby undercard has trainer William “Buff” Bradley excited about what the future could hold for his multiple graded stakes...

With the heroics of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) winner Nyquist and Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) victor Cathryn Sophia fresh in the memories and hearts of fans, Churchill Downs Racetrack resumes its Spring Meet on Thursday, May 12...

Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Acapulco, who enjoyed international success for trainer Wesley Ward last year with a stakes triumph during Britain’s prestigious Royal Ascot meet, will face older rivals for the first time...