Kentucky Derby News

Kentucky Oaks Sets Back to Back Attendance and Wagering Records 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 6, 2016) – A record-breaking 124,589 fans watched Cathryn Sophia capture the 142nd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) at Churchill...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Cathryn Sophia, the newest member of the Kentucky Oaks winner’s club, poked her head outside her stall at6 a.m. Saturday and turned her gaze to the shedrow doings of Barn 43 at Churchill Downs. Harry...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Robert Masterson’s champion Tepin became the second horse to repeat in the $300,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Presented by Longines (GII) for fillies and mares by romping to a 3 ½-length victory...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Anthony Lenci’s Catalina Red put away a stubborn Holy Boss at the eighth pole and then held off bids from Calculator and Kobe’s Back to win the 82nd running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs Presented...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and John Magnier’s Taris rocketed past pacesetting Stonetastic at the three-sixteenths pole and drew off by 5 ¾ lengths to win the 30th running of the $300,000 Humana...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred Camelot Kitten surged along the hedge to outduel Beach Patrol by a head to win the 25th running of the $300,000 American Turf Presented by Ram Trucks (GII) for 3-year-olds....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, May 7, 2016) – Gelfenstein Farm’s Sharp Azteca swept past the pacesetting Imperial Hint at the head of the stretch and cruised to a 2 ½-length victory in the 92nd running of the $250,000 Pat Day Mile Presented...

…underdogs outperform all expectations and Destin is an underdog.
The gray son of Giant’s Causeway has been favored only once in his five-race career, with that coming after his debut maiden win at Belmont Park last October.
Destin proved...

…Karma can be a beautiful thing as well as a you-know-what.
In the case of Lani, Karma could come into play when the Japanese-based runner takes part in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
But I’ll get to that in a moment.
First of all, the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Gary Young has been clocking horses for more than 35 years and the past week he has been at Churchill Downs observing this year’s crop of contenders for the 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands...