Kentucky Derby News
May 10, 2014
Sweet Cassiopeia Pulls Away Late to Win Unbridled Sidney
Dan Considine and Steve Snowden’s 6-year-old homebred Sweet Cassiopeia pulled away from Point to the Wild inside the final eighth of a mile to prevail by 1 ¼ lengths and win Saturday’s fourth running of the $65,142 Unbridled Sidney...
May 8, 2014
Spring Meet Racing Resumes Thursday, May 8; Some Mother's Day Dining Still Available
With California Chrome’s victory in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) and the win by Untapable in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) now sweet memories, Churchill Downs Racetrack resumes Spring Meet racing on Thursday, May 8 ...
May 8, 2014
Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome Gallops
Steve Coburn and Perry Martin’s Kentucky Derby (Grade I) hero California Chrome galloped 1 ½ miles with Willie Delgado aboard shortly before 7 o’clock Thursday morning at Churchill Downs.
California Chrome stood in the gap leading to...
May 7, 2014
Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome Returns To The Track
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner California Chrome made his first appearance on the track at Churchill Downs Wednesday morning since winning the 140th Run for the Roses last Saturday.
At 6:55, California Chrome was led from Barn 20...
May 5, 2014
Derby Week Concludes with Memorable Kentucky Derby 140 as California Chrome Wins America’s Greatest Race
Second-Highest Attendance in Track History as 164,906 fans pack historic Churchill Downs
It was perfect weather for the 140th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands as 164,906 fans, the second-highest attendance in Derby history,...
May 5, 2014
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands Update
CALIFORNIA CHROME (1st) – The chestnut colt California Chrome carved his name in the history books Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs, earning himself the right to sleep in until 6 o'clock Sunday morning at his Barn 20 new Kentucky home.
'He's...
May 5, 2014
'Bullet' Work for Preakness Hope Bayern; Rosario Gets Preakness Mount on Ride On Curlin
BAYERN WORKS BULLET TOWARD PREAKNESS — Kaleem Shah’s Bayern, working in company with the two-time graded stakes-winning filly Awesome Baby, drilled five furlongs in :58.20 over a fast Churchill Downs racing surface after Monday morning’s...
May 4, 2014
Kentucky Derby 140 Post-Race Winner's News Conference Transcript
THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, winning this year's Kentucky Derby, the 140th Kentucky Derby, Art Sherman, the winning trainer. You are the oldest man ever to saddle a Kentucky Derby winner. A nice bookend from 1955.
ART SHERMAN: Long story.
THE...
May 4, 2014
California Chrome Cruises to Victory in 140th Kentucky Derby Before Crowd of 164,906
Steven Coburn and Perry Martin's favored California Chrome, ridden by Victor Espinoza, took command at the head of the stretch en route to a 1 3/4-length victory over Commanding Curve to win the 140th running of the $2,202,800 Kentucky Derby Presented...
May 4, 2014
Get To Know the Kentucky Derby Winner California Chrome (Pre-Race Bio)
California Chrome
Bay colt by Lucky Pulpit out of the Not For Love mare Love The Chase. Foaled Feb. 18, 2011.
Won the Santa Anita Derby by 5 ½ lengths over Hoppertunity
Won the San Felipe Stakes gate-to-wire defeating Midnight Hawk by 7 ¼...
