Kentucky Derby News

December 3, 2020

Princess Noor leads Baffert squad versus Astute in Starlet

Saturday’s $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) at Los Alamitos has lured a short field of five, but the final Kentucky Oaks (G1) scoring race of 2020 is not short on intrigue. Six-time Starlet winner Bob Baffert sends out a three-strong team led by favorite...

Expert picks December 3, 2020

Expert Pick of the Week: Remsen Stakes

A compact field of five will travel 9 furlongs on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Remsen (G2). The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top-four finishers with qualifying points towards the Run for...

Horse Profile December 1, 2020

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Keepmeinmind

Cypress Creek, LLC and Arnold Bennewith’s Keepmeinmind picked up 10 points on the “2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby” following his late-running victory in the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs. The winner, who broke...

November 30, 2020

Churchill Downs Unveils Official 2021 “ART OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY” By Eastern Kentucky Artist Ralph Fugate

Officially Licensed Artwork Available on Variety of Merchandise, 
Including Limited Edition Signed Kentucky Derby and Oaks 147 Posters
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, November 30, 2020) – Churchill Downs today released the 2021 “Official Art...

November 28, 2020

Keepmeinmind Rallies to Win Grade II, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club

Keepmeinmind,
who was made the 2-1 favorite after a third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup
Juvenile (Grade I) 22 days ago, rallied down the middle of the stretch from
last to run down Smiley Sobotka and win
Saturday’s 94th running of the...

November 28, 2020

Keepmeinmind Rallies to Win Grade II, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club

Keepmeinmind, who was made the 2-1 favorite after a third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) 22 days ago, rallied down the middle of the stretch from last to run down Smiley Sobotka and win Saturday’s 94th running of the...

Derby News November 28, 2020

Lemon Pop passes first Japan Road to Kentucky Derby test in Cattleya Stakes

Godolphin has a major Kentucky Derby (G1) contender in unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) hero Essential Quality, but Sheikh Mohammed’s global operation now has the first winner on the Japan Road too – unbeaten Lemon Pop. The Kentucky-bred...

November 28, 2020

Keepmeinmind Rallies to Win Grade II, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club

Keepmeinmind, who was made the 2-1 favorite after a third-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) 22 days ago, rallied down the middle of the stretch from last to run down Smiley Sobotka and win Saturday’s 94th running of the...

November 28, 2020

Travel Column Overcomes Eventful Trip to Win Grade II, $200,000 Golden Rod

Travel Column overcame a slow break and being squeezed at the start to run down Clairiere in the final yards and win Saturday’s 77th running of the $200,000 Golden Rod (Grade II) at Churchill Downs by one length. Stablemate Coach was another 2 ½...

November 27, 2020

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Third Keepmeinmind Heads Saturday's Grade II, $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club

Cypress Creek
and Arnold Bennewith’s
$2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) third-place finisher Keepmeinmind will be in search of his first-career
victory against a competitive field of nine 2-year-olds, which includes stakes
winners...

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