Kentucky Derby News
June 9, 2016
Venerable Majestic Harbor 'Just Cruising' in Breeze for GI Stephen Foster
Paul McGee, trainer of Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) contender Majestic Harbor. (Churchill Downs)
Corey Lanerie, who sits atop the Spring Meet jockey standings heading into Thursday's racing, will ride Majestic Harbor in next week's Grade...
June 8, 2016
Belmont Stakes Simulcast, Twilight Thursday, Growing Single 6 Highlight Racing Week
The simulcast of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) and the bid by Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) runner-up and Preakness (GI) winner Exaggerator to win two of the three jewels of racing’s 2016 Triple Crown tops the roster...
June 8, 2016
Mizz Money to Vie for Third Stakes Win in a Row with Start in Saturday's Grade III, $100,000 Old Forester Mint Julep 'Cap
L. T. B. Inc. and Hillerich Racing LLC’s 4-year-old filly Mizz Money, winner of the $150,000 Gallorette Handicap (Grade III) on Pimlico’s Preakness Stakes undercard, will carry the top weight of 121 pounds when she stakes on nine fillies and...
June 5, 2016
Hartman Thrilled With Alsvid's Streak-Breaking Repeat Win in Grade III Aristides
Rain began to pour down as the horses left the starting gate for Saturday’s Aristides (Grade III) at Churchill Downs, but that didn’t dampen trainer Chris Hartman’s mood as his stable’s star Alsvid held off 4-5 favorite Limousine...
June 4, 2016
Bradley Happy With The Player's Big Win for Family-Owned Farm
Trainer William “Buff” Bradley will be saddling Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Grade I) winner Divisidero in next Saturday’s $1.5 million Manhattan (GI) on the Belmont Stakes undercard, but a big victory with The Player in Friday afternoon’s...
June 4, 2016
Alsvid Edges Favored Limousine Liberal By A Head in Grade III Aristides Repeat
Black Hawk Stable’s 7-year-old millionaire Alsvid grabbed a narrow lead at the head of the stretch and gamely held on to beat 4-5 favorite Limousine Liberal by a head to win Saturday’s $100,000 Aristides (Grade III) at Churchill Downs for...
June 3, 2016
Champion Tepin Has Final Churchill Downs Prep for Royal Ascot
Robert Masterson’s 2015 Champion Female Turf Horse Tepin registered her final local workout in advance of an international engagement in the June 14 Queen Anne (Group 1) at England’s Royal Ascot with a half-mile breeze in :48.40 under regular...
June 2, 2016
Alsvid, Hartman Bid for Back-to-Back Wins in Grade III Aristides
Black Hawk Stables’ Alsvid will try to secure his second consecutive triumph in the $100,000 Aristides (Grade III) on Saturday at Churchill Downs when he takes on a half-dozen others in the six-furlong event run on the main track. Should he be successful,...
June 1, 2016
Churchill Downs to Boost Overnight Purses 4 Percent
Effective Thursday, June 2, Churchill Downs Racetrack will raise overnight race purse offerings 4 percent thanks to record Kentucky Derby week business levels.
Purses for overnight races – which include overnight stakes, allowance, maiden special...
June 1, 2016
Twilight Thursday, Still-Growing Single 6 Jackpot Launch June Racing, Second Half of Spring Meet
Churchill Downs Racetrack’s 38-day Spring Meet enters both its second half and the month of June with a Twilight Thursday program on June 2 that features live music and food trucks, along with providing racing fans with another shot at the track’s...
