Kentucky Derby News

April 10, 2009

Kentucky Derby 135 Update -- Rematch for Old Fashioned, Win Willy in Arkansas

Fox Hill Farm’s Old Fashioned, a near-consensus early favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) a month ago, is the morning line favorite to win a rematch with Win Willy, the horse that knocked him from the role of Derby...

April 10, 2009

TelluRide, DJ Vice Headline Crown Royal 'Festival In The Infield Club' at Churchill Downs on April 30th

Churchill Downs has announced the featured entertainment for the Crown Royal “Festival in the Infield Club,” which will take place in the new Infield Club when it opens to race fans on Thursday, April 30. The event will be headlined by Nashville-based...

April 9, 2009

Churchill Downs Receives Accreditation From NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance

Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) (“CDI”) and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (“NTRA”) announced today that Churchill Downs racetrack has received full accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance. ...

April 9, 2009

Dubai-Based Derby Hopes Desert Party, Regal Ransom Arrive At Churchill; Oaks Hope Rachel Alexandra Back Home

The two horses that represent the Kentucky Derby (Grade I) hopes of Dubai-based Godolphin are settling into new surroundings at Churchill Downs after a late afternoon arrival on Thursday at the historic home of the “Run for the Roses.” ...

April 8, 2009

Churchill Downs Gains Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Approval for Three Night Racing Dates, Two New Wagers

Churchill Downs has been granted permission by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (“KHRC”) to conduct three historic sessions of night racing during its April 25-July 5 Spring Meet.  The regulatory panel has also granted approval to...

April 8, 2009

Churchill Downs Welcomes 'Top Chef' to Infield Club for 2009 Kentucky Derby and Oaks

Churchill Downs will welcome one of cable television’s most-watched shows, Bravo’s Emmy® and James Beard Foundation® Award-winning “Top Chef,” to the Infield Club on Kentucky Oaks and Derby Days, May 1-2, 2009.  Top...

April 7, 2009

Wood Memorial Winner I Want Revenge Arrives at Churchill Downs

David Lanzman and IEAH Stable's I Want Revenge, winner of the Wood Memorial (Grade I) and one of the early favorites for the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI), arrived at Churchill Downs early Tuesday, April 7 to...

April 6, 2009

Wood Memorial Winner I Want Revenge Is New Choice Heading Into Final Day of Derby Future Bet

A Saturday that featured three major prep races for the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) ended with a new favorite in the third and final pool of Churchill Downs' 2009 Kentucky Derby Future Wager ('KDFW')...

April 6, 2009

Kentucky Derby 135 Update -- I Want Revenge, Pioneerof the Nile Win Big Kentucky Derby Preps

After a successful debut in New York in the Gotham Stakes (Grade III) that bordered on effortless, David Lanzman and IEAH Stables' California invader I Want Revenge encountered nothing but trouble in last Saturday's Wood Memorial (GI). ...

April 6, 2009

Kentucky Oaks 135 Update -- Rachel Alexandra Cruises, Hooh Why Upsets Champion Stardom Bound in Ashland

L & M Racing's Rachel Alexandra may have earned the role of favorite in the 135th Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) on May 1 at Churchill Downjs when she romped to an effortless 8 ½-length romp in the $250,000 Fantasy Stakes (GII) at Oaklawn Park.
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