Kentucky Derby News

September 4, 2020

Kentucky Oaks Post-Race News Conference Transcript

JIM MULVIHILL: All right, ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the Longines Kentucky Oaks is Shedaresthedevil. And we are happy to be joined now by winning owner Staton Flurry, who owns the horse in partnership with Qatar Racing and Big Aut Farms,...

September 4, 2020

Diamond Oops Wins Twin Spires Turf Sprint

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Diamond 100 Racing Club, Amy Dunne, D P Racing and Patrick Biancone Racing’s Diamond Oops found racing room along the rail in deep stretch to edge favored Extravagant...

Derby News September 4, 2020

Kentucky Oaks Trainer and Jockey Quotes

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) –
KENTUCKY OAKS TRAINER QUOTES
Brad Cox (Shedaresthedevil, winner) – “This is why you wake up every morning to get to win races like this. This filly has been really impressive coming into the...

September 4, 2020

Shedaresthedevil Scores 15-1 Upset To Win The 146th Longines Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, Sept. 4, 2020) – Qatar Racing, Flurry Racing Stables and Big Aut Farms’ Shedaresthesdevil pushed past heavy favorite Gamine at the eighth pole and then held off a bid from Swiss...

Features September 3, 2020

Tales from the Crib: Major Fed

The hometown hope in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1), Major Fed is an Oldham County native like his veteran Louisville trainer, Greg Foley.
Unlike the other Kentucky-breds raised in the Bluegrass region around Lexington, Major Fed was born and raised...

Features September 3, 2020

Tales from the Crib: Max Player

Nine years after co-owner George Hall celebrated a 24-1 upset of the 2011 Belmont (G1) with Ruler on Ice, his homebred Max Player hopes to spring a surprise of his own in the Kentucky Derby (G1). 
Max Player’s dam, Fools in Love, was a stablemate...

September 3, 2020

A Statement to our Community from Churchill Downs

The Kentucky Derby has been run every year for the past 145 years. It is a great American tradition that has survived depressions, wars, pandemics and myriad changes in our country, large and small. 
The first Derby was run just ten years after the...

September 3, 2020

King Guillermo To Scratch From Kentucky Derby 146

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Owner Victor Martinez of Victoria’s Ranch reported Thursday that Tampa Bay Derby (GII) winner King Guillermo will be scratched from Saturday’s 146th running...

September 3, 2020

Girl Daddy Wins Pocahontas To Pick Up 2021 Oaks Points; Crafty Daddy Takes Opening Verse

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Albaugh Family Stables’ Girl Daddy collared dueling leaders Inject and Mania at the head of stretch and then repulsed a bid from favored Crazy Beautiful to...

September 3, 2020

Tiz the Law Jogs Over Sloppy Track In Advance of Kentucky Derby 146

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020) – Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law jogged twice around the Churchill Downs main track Thursday morning with trainer Barclay Tagg alongside on a pony over a track...

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