Kentucky Derby News

After a career of more than 45 years at Churchill Downs Racetrack, the historic home of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), Track Superintendent Raymond “Butch” Lehr will retire from that post when the track concludes its...

An upset loss in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I) did not prevent Chadds Ford Stable’s Union Rags (#22) from being the favorite in Churchill Downs’ final Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pool of 2012, but...

John Oxley’s Tampa Bay Derby (Grade II) winner Prospective, a major contender for the 138th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), breezed five furlongs on a fast track at Churchill Downs on Monday morning in 1:01.20...

Despite a surprising loss as the odds-on favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I), Chadds Ford Stable’s Union Rags (#22) is the 7-2 favorite heading into the final day of betting in the third and final pool of Churchill Downs’...

Friday’s first of three days of betting in Churchill Downs’ final Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) of 2012 featured strong support for 2-year-old champion and Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Hansen...

Reigning American 2-year-old champion Hansen tuned up for a planned run in Keeneland’s Toyota Blue Grass (Grade I) on April 14 with a strong five-furlong work in :59.80 on Saturday at Churchill Downs’ Trackside training center.
The Toyota...

Chadds Fords Stable’s Union Rags (#22), a dazzling winner of the Fountain of Youth (Grade II) at Gulfstream Park and the expected favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (GI), is expected to be the people’s choice to emerge as...

John Oxley’s Prospective, winner of the Tampa Bay Derby (Grade II) on March 10 and a major contender for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), breezed five furlongs on a “fast” main track at Churchill Downs on...

Reigning 2-year-old champion Hansen continued his preparations for the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with an easy five-furlong work on Saturday at Churchill Downs’ Trackside Training Center.
Exercise rider Joel Barrientos...

Reigning American 2-year-old champion Hansen breezed an easy half-mile Sunday at Churchill Downs’ Trackside Training Center as the major contender for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) worked for the first time since his return...