Kentucky Derby News
May 2, 2017
Paradise Wodds 5-2 Morning Line Favorite in Friday's 143rd Longines Kentucky Oaks
Steven Sarkowsky and Marty and Pam Wygod’s Paradise Woods has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 3-year-old fillies and one also-eligible entered Tuesday for the 143rd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks...
May 2, 2017
Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Update, Tuesday, May 2: Thunder Snow (IRE), Paradise Woods Hit the Track
Godolphin Racing’s Thunder Snow (IRE) exited quarantine Tuesday morning and made his first visit to the main track at Churchill Downs. Going out during the special training period reserved for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses at 8:30, Thunder Snow...
May 2, 2017
Kentucky Oaks Stakes Undercard: Finest City Tops La Troienne, American Freedom in Alysheba
Seltzer Thoroughbreds’ Finest City, winner of last fall’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade I) headlines a field of nine entered Tuesday for the 32nd running of the $300,000 La Troienne (Grade I) Presented by Spirit Funds...
May 2, 2017
Kentucky Derby, Oaks Patrons Reminded To Consult Checklist of Hospitality, Security Procedures
The rosters of permitted items and those banned for carry-in by patrons at Churchill Downs Racetrack for this year’s renewals of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 5 and the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on...
May 1, 2017
Ghost of racing's past, Calumet Farm very much alive for Derby 143
It lies on one of Lexington's major thoroughfares and beside iconic Keeneland Race Course, but even without the advantages of geography Calumet Farm would never be far from the subconscious of first-time visitors or long-time residents of Central...
May 1, 2017
Kentucky Derby Update: Monday, May 1, 2017
Asmussen Trio, Sonneteer Work Toward Derby 143; Gormley, Royal Mo Arrive from California
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 1, 2017) – Trainer Steve Asmussen’s three Kentucky Derby hopefuls turned in half-mile works Monday morning at Churchill...
Pedigree fun facts May 1, 2017
Kentucky Derby veterans feature in today's contender pedigrees
If you’ve been a Kentucky Derby (G1) fan in recent years, you’ll probably remember runners like Pioneerof the Nile, Bodemeister, Curlin, Union Rags, Lookin at Lucky, and Dialed In. Depending upon how far back your Derby memories go, you may...
Features May 1, 2017
Tales from the Crib: Thunder Snow
If UAE Derby (G2) hero Thunder Snow can land a blow at Churchill Downs, he would be a fitting first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner for the Godolphin empire built by Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum of Dubai.
Descending from the same female line as Godolphin’s...
May 1, 2017
Kentucky Derby Update: Monday, May 1, 2017
Asmussen Trio, Sonneteer Work Toward Derby 143; Gormley, Royal Mo Arrive from California
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, May 1, 2017) – Trainer Steve Asmussen’s three Kentucky Derby hopefuls turned in half-mile works Monday morning at Churchill...
Features May 1, 2017
Tales from the Crib: Sonneteer
Sonneteer, the third of Calumet Farm’s trio to make the starting gate for the 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1), was also the unlikeliest. And not just because he’s still a maiden after 10 starts who needed defections to draw into the field.
Like Sunland...