Kentucky Derby News
November 1, 2017
5 Fast Facts: Breeders' Cup Juvenile
5 Fast Facts about the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Just eight of the 33 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winners did not receive the Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Male: Success Express, 1987 (lost to Forty Niner), Is It True, 1988 (lost to Easy...
October 31, 2017
Breeders’ Cup Reveals Official Logo For 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championship At Churchill Downs
Unique Design Celebrates the Return of Breeders’ Cup to Famed Racetrack
LOUISVILLE (October 31, 2017) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, today revealed the logo for the...
October 31, 2017
Breeders’ Cup Reveals Official Logo For 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championship At Churchill Downs
Unique Design Celebrates the Return of Breeders’ Cup to Famed Racetrack
LOUISVILLE (October 31, 2017) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, today revealed the logo for the...
October 31, 2017
Churchill Downs Invests $32 Million to Improve Parking and Transportation Experience for Kentucky Derby Guests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017) – Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”), one of the world’s most historic sports and entertainment venues, today unveiled plans to improve the parking and transportation experience...
October 31, 2017
Bolt d’Oro tabbed as 9-5 favorite in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro will try to cap an unbeaten 2-year-old campaign against 11 challengers in Saturday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar. Owned and trained by Mick Ruis, the son of Medaglia d’Oro...
October 28, 2017
Saxon shows heart of a Warrior in Racing Post Trophy
After being collared and apparently beaten by Roaring Lion in Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy (G1), 6-5 favorite Saxon Warrior came again to prevail in a thriller at Doncaster. His gameness thereby propelled trainer Aidan O’Brien to a record...
October 27, 2017
Saxon Warrior faces challenge from stablemate The Pentagon in Racing Post Trophy
Saturday’s Racing Post Trophy (G1) at Doncaster marks the last race of 2017 on the “European Road to the Kentucky Derby,” with the three remaining points races all scheduled for next March.
The one-mile test has drawn the undefeated...
October 27, 2017
Prohibitive favorite doesn't scare off challengers in Juvenile
It’s the biggest race for 2-year-olds and can have major Kentucky Derby implications. The $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar on November 4 has attracted 13 pre-entries and let’s take a closer look at the runners:
Bolt...
October 26, 2017
5 Fast Facts: Racing Post Trophy S.
5 Fast Facts about the Racing Post Trophy Stakes, an European Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race
The race was founded in 1961 after Phil Bull, the founder of the iconic British form guide Timeform, said British 2-year-olds should have a major...
October 26, 2017
Turf Horses In the Kentucky Derby
What horses have run in the Kentucky Derby and on the turf?
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With the advent of the European Road to the Kentucky Derby, there’s a chance at least one horse that’s known more turf racing than dirt racing will be at the starting gate in 2018.
Every...
