Kentucky Derby News

QUOTES FROM THE 144th KENTUCKY DERBY DRAW
JASON SERVIS (FIRENZE FIRE, Post Position 1, 50-1) – “I think it’s a lot better than 19 or 20, really. I’d rather be inside. I’m OK with it.”
DALE ROMANS (FREE DROP BILLY, Post...

JUSTIFY 3-1 MORNING-LINE DERBY FAVORITE, MAKES INITIAL CHURCHILL DOWNS APPEARANCE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 1, 2018) – China Horse Club International, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing and WinStar Farm’s undefeated Justify,...

Features Live Music, Kentucky Food & Drink and a 2018 Derby Box Giveaway 
LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, May 1, 2018) – The fifth annual Thurby presented by Old Forester® will kick off Derby weekend on Thursday with its annual celebration...

For First Time, Derby Fans Can Support Their Derby Pick With Officially Licensed Merchandise 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 1, 2018) –Churchill Downs today announced the Kentucky Derby Contenders Collection, a new line of officially licensed...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, May 1, 2018) – European invader Deauville (IRE), trained by Aidan O’Brien, tops a field of 10 for Saturday’s $500,000 Old Forester Turf Classic (Grade I), one of seven graded stakes on the 14-race program that...

Twenty aspiring three-year-olds await their date with destiny in Saturday’s 144th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1). Making it to America’s iconic race, the “greatest two minutes in sports,” is the culmination of a journey that...

Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Instilled Regard was bred by KatieRich Farms within its first decade of operation in the Bluegrass, but as a grandson of incoming Hall of Famer Heavenly Prize, his pedigree is old-school.
Larry and Karen Doyle’s...

Free Drop Billy will try for better luck in the Kentucky Derby (G1) than sire Union Rags had in the 2012 running, where he was too far back early after a troubled start and closed belatedly for seventh. But that only scratches the surface of Free Drop...

Looking at a set of Kentucky Derby past performances, it’s easy to find that John D. Gunther bred a pair of contenders in Justify and Vino Rosso, and that WinStar Farm likewise appears as the breeder of two more in Bolt d’Oro and Noble Indy...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 30, 2018) – Monomoy Girl and Midnight Bisou, the two dominant 3-year-old fillies in the country, will clash for the first time Friday as they head a field of 14 entered Monday for the 144th running of the $1 million...