Kentucky Derby News
October 25, 2017
Woodford Reserve Partners with Churchill Downs to Become New Presenting Sponsor of the Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”, NASDAQ: CHDN) and Brown-Forman Corporation (“Brown-Forman”, NYSE:BFA,BFB) today announced a five-year agreement through which Brown-Forman’s...
Derby News October 20, 2017
Thoroughbred birthdays along the Road to the Kentucky Derby…
…lead through the dark winter months. More specifically, January 1.
Every registered Thoroughbred in the Northern Hemisphere shares that birth day.
The. Same. Exact. Birth. Day.
How is that possible?
Not because every foal is born on...
October 20, 2017
Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro seeks to widen gap in Juvenile
A dominant winner of the September 30 FrontRunner (G1), Bolt d’Oro towers over the competition heading into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The impressive 2-year-old will be the probable odds-on favorite at Del Mar on November 4 and has established...
October 20, 2017
Early Kentucky Derby favorite Bolt d’Oro seeks to widen gap in Juvenile
A dominant winner of the September 30 FrontRunner (G1), Bolt d’Oro towers over the competition heading into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The impressive 2-year-old will be the probable odds-on favorite at Del Mar on November 4 and has established...
Derby News October 20, 2017
Thoroughbred birthdays along the Road to the Kentucky Derby…
…lead through the dark winter months. More specifically, January 1.
Every registered Thoroughbred in the Northern Hemisphere shares that birth day.
The. Same. Exact. Birth. Day.
How is that possible?
Not because every foal is born on...
October 20, 2017
Thunder Snow in action on British Champions Day
Godolphin’s Thunder Snow, the bucking bronco cult hero of the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1), will contest Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II (G1) at Ascot. The one-mile affair down the straight course is one of four Group 1 events on “British...
October 18, 2017
5 Fast Facts: Kentucky Derby Winners at Stud
5 Fast Facts about arguably the most successful Kentucky Derby winners at stud
A Kentucky Derby victory is at the top of the wish list for nearly every stallion prospect in the United States. Many Derby winners, however, do not succeed as sires, and only...
October 13, 2017
Five Fast Facts: Futurity Stakes
It's impact on the juvenile championship picture and on the Kentucky Derby (G1) has lessened in recent decades, but Saturday's renewal of the $150,000 Futurity (G3) at Belmont Park conjures up memories of a time when the sprint was...
October 11, 2017
Early prep winners look to pad Derby point total in Breeders' Cup
The only points-scoring opportunity in the American Road to the Kentucky Derby Series during the seven weeks between October 7 and November 25 is, of course, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on November 4. There have been four series preps contested...
Horse Profile October 10, 2017
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Free Drop Billy
Road to the Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Free Drop Billy
Albaugh Family Stables has had runners in the past two editions of the Kentucky Derby in Brody’s Cause and J Boys Echo. They may have had two last year but for the injury to Breeders’...