Kentucky Derby News

November 26, 2017

Enticed ekes out head score over Tiz Mischief in eventful Kentucky Jockey Club

Godolphin’s homebred Enticed was sent off the 3-1 favorite against 13 rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) and lived up to those odds when pulling out a head victory under jockey Junior Alvarado on the wire.
The 1...

November 25, 2017

Ruggero captures Cattleya Sho in dirt debut

Takashi Muraki’s Ruggero switched from turf to dirt for Saturday’s Cattleya Sho at Tokyo, the first race on the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, and found the surface agreeable when prevailing in a three-way finish.
The nearly 4-1 third...

November 25, 2017

Road to Victory upsets Monomoy Girl in Golden Rod

Road to Victory was latched on tightly to odds-on favorite Monomoy Girl most of the way in Saturday's $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs, and the pair of juvenile fillies ultimately turned the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep into a...

Derby News November 23, 2017

Weltall looms large in Cattleya Sho, first points race on Japan Road to Kentucky Derby

The Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby begins at Tokyo Saturday (late Friday night U.S. time) with the Cattleya Sho.
An allowance race over a metric mile on dirt, the Cattleya Sho is the first of an expanded three-race scoring series in Japan. The second...

November 22, 2017

Unbeaten Monomoy Girl faces 11 challengers in Golden Rod

Monmoy will put her 3-for-3 record on the line against 11 rivals in Saturday’s $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs. After capturing her first two starts on turf, the 2-year-old daughter of Tapizar switched to the main track and posted a...

November 22, 2017

Regally-bred Enticed among field of 14 for Kentucky Jockey Club

A son of Medaglia d'Oro and multiple Grade 1 winner It's Tricky, Godolphin homebred Enticed was bred to be a good one. His prospects, and those of others, for next May's Kentucky Derby (G1) can improve dramatically with a victory Saturday...

November 21, 2017

5 Fast Facts: Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes

5 Fast Facts about the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes

Founded in 1920, the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes is one of the most important late-season 2-year-old races. Frequently it’s a target for horses not quite up to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile standard...

November 20, 2017

Churchill Downs Racetrack Names Coca-Cola Exclusive Soft Drink Partner of the Kentucky Derby Through 2022

Coca-Cola Consolidated To Celebrate Partnership with Limited-Edition Kentucky Derby 144 Bottle This Spring 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (November 20, 2017) – Churchill Downs, the legendary home of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and the...

Wagering November 20, 2017

'All Others' Favored Over Good Magic, Bolt d'Oro in First Kentucky Derby Future Pool

The first of Churchill Downs’ four 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pools kicks off its four-day run on Thanksgiving Day with a familiar wagering favorite in “All Others” (#24, 7-5 on the morning line), but a strong...

Wagering November 20, 2017

Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Returns on Thanksgiving Day for Four-Day Run

Offspring sired by Curlin – led by Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) top two Good Magic and Solomini – are 8-1 odds on the morning line for the third annual Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which provides bettors with a unique...

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