Kentucky Derby News
February 13, 2018
Instilled Regard favored in Risen Star as Championship Series gets underway
Instilled Regard will be the one to beat as point values increase for Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. As the first of 16 races in the Championship Series of the Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifying process, the 1 1/16-mile...
February 12, 2018
'All Others' is 5-2 Fans' Choice in Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 2
With the Kentucky Derby 12 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 5-2 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) while Champion 2-Year-Old Male and Sentient Jet Breeders’...
Horse Profile February 12, 2018
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Flameaway
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Flameaway
Canadian-bred colt Flameaway wasn’t in the Kentucky Derby conversation prior to the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 10 – at least in part because he hadn’t been nominated...
February 11, 2018
Established contender Dream Tree and newcomer Red Ruby shine on Road to the Kentucky Oaks
A number of fillies have made their debuts on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard over the past couple of weeks. Here’s a rundown of the four Road to the Kentucky Oaks points contests that have taken place.
First up is the seven-furlong Forward Gal Stakes...
February 10, 2018
Red Ruby sparkles in Martha Washington
Red Ruby entered the Kentucky Oaks (G1) picture Saturday, wearing down long-time leader Sassy Sienna in the short stretch and posting a 2 1/2-length victory in the $122,500 Martha Washington at Oaklawn Park.
Owned by Sandra Sexton and Brandi Nicholson,...
February 10, 2018
C. S. Incharge upsets Daisy in Suncoast
Grade 3 winner Daisy was favored at even-money in Saturday’s $100,000 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, but the Blame filly was unable to catch 7-1 shot C. S. Incharge on the wire of the mile-and-40-yard event, which is part of the Road to the...
February 10, 2018
Flameaway turns back Catholic Boy in Sam F. Davis
Front-running Flameaway repelled a challenge from odds-on Catholic Boy through the long stretch to prevail by a half-length in Saturday's $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, a Road to the Kentucky Derby series points race.
Under Jose...
Wagering February 9, 2018
Giving due Regard and biting the Bullet in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opened at noon (EST) on Friday, and you can choose to back any of 23 individual betting interests, plus an additional catch-all option of “all other three-year-olds,” until closing time 6 p.m. (EST)...
Wagering February 9, 2018
Churchill Downs News Release: Wagering Suspended on Montauk for Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Wagering on Montauk (#15), an 11 ¼-length debut winner at Belmont Park in October, has been suspended for the second of four pools of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens its three-day run on Friday at noon (all times Eastern).
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February 8, 2018
Tickets For The 2018 Breeders' Cup World Championships At Churchill Downs To Go On Sale June 7
Fans Encouraged to Sign Up Online to Receive Access to Pre-Sale Event
LOUISVILLE (February 8, 2018) – Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horse racing’s most prestigious international events, announced today that tickets for the 2018...