Kentucky Derby News

September 17, 2015

Promising Super Majesty to Make Stakes Debut Beneath the Lights in Grade III Dogwood

 Super Majesty, a promising Southern California-based 3-year-old filly from the powerful barn of Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, is headed east to Churchill Downs for her stakes debut against 11 rivals in Saturday night’s 40th running...

September 16, 2015

Early 3:30 p.m. Twilight Thursday Will Be Finished by Kickoff for U of L/Clemson Game

Churchill Downs invites fans to get their game day started early with a special 3:30 p.m. Twilight Thursday eight-race program at the world-famous Louisville racetrack. With the University of Louisville and Clemson scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. in a...

September 15, 2015

Saturday's Downs After Dark to Feature University of Louisville's raiseRED’s Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

EVENING INCLUDES AUTOGRAPH SESSION WITH FORMER UOFL STAR ATHLETES, UOFL FOOTBALL TICKET GIVEAWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY (Monday, Sept. 14, 2015) – Churchill Downs Racetrackand University of Louisville student philanthropic group raiseRED today announced...

September 15, 2015

Saturday's Downs After Dark to Feature University of Louisville raiseRED's Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

Churchill Downs Racetrackand University of Louisville student philanthropic group raiseRED today announced a partnership to highlight and raise money for raiseRED at the September 19 Downs After Dark presented by Stella Artois & Jack Daniels. raiseRED...

September 13, 2015

Barn Notes: Chide, Pleasant Tales Breeze for Saturday Night's Grade III, $100,000 Dogwood

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s Chide breezed a half-mile in :48.80 Sunday morning after the renovation break in preparation for Saturday night’s 40th running of the $100,000 Dogwood – the feature event on an 11-race Downs After...

September 12, 2015

Barn Notes: Lanerie, Court Off to Hot Start

Spring Meet leading rider Corey Lanerie got a good start to the September Meet on Friday afternoon when he rode two winners on the Opening Day card with Fruit Ludt (Race 1, $3.40) and Jack Tripp (Race 3, $5.60). Lanerie expressed how happy he was to be...

September 12, 2015

Spelling Again Battles Back to Take $100,000 Open Mind, Give Cox 100th Churchill Downs Win

Spelling Again went straight to the front and turned back a late challenge by Heykittykittykitty in deep stretch to Saturday’s seventh running of the $100,000 Open Mind by one length – the first of four stakes races on the day at Churchill...

September 12, 2015

Dothraki Queen Rallies to Win $200,000 Pocahontas, Just Wicked Fourth

Magdalena Racing’s Dothraki Queen was last with three furlongs to run in Saturday’s 47th running of the $200,000 Pocahontas (Grade II) at Churchill Downs, but the 2-year-old filly rallied through a narrow opening along the inside rail, grabbed...

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