Kentucky Derby News

April 13, 2009

Kentucky Oaks 135 Update -- Dream Play Rolls in Comely

Stewart Armstrong’s favored Dream Play cruised to an early lead over a sloppy track at Aqueduct was never seriously challenged as she romped to a 5 ¼-length victory in Saturday’s $147,000 Comely (Grade III).
The race marked Dream Play’s...

April 13, 2009

Kentucky Derby 135 Update -- Papa Clem Wins, Old Fashioned Injured

Bo Hirsch's Papa Clem proved again that California-based 3-year-olds are at home anywhere in the country when he rallied from fifth and wore down Fox Hill Farm's favored Old Fashioned to win Saturday's 73rd running of the $1 million...

April 10, 2009

Laragh Returns to Racing

IEAH Stable’s Laragh, one of the outstanding 2-year-old fillies of 2008, will make her debut as a 3-year-old in Saturday’s 60th running of the $150,000 Comely (Grade II) at Aqueduct.
The daughter of Tapit finished a good third to champion...

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...

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