Kentucky Derby News

April 24, 2016

Shagaf, My Man Sam Record First Churchill Downs Works

The Chad Brown-trained duo of My Man Sam and Shagaf recorded their first serious preparations for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I). 
My Man Sam, a late-closing second in the April 9 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) behind Brody’s...

Features April 24, 2016

Tales from the Crib: Exaggerator

Exaggerator has an outsized personality, and that’s no overstatement. The 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender was raised at breeder Joseph Murphy’s Stoneleigh Farm near Paris, Kentucky, where Kimberly McCormack had the pleasure of his company....

April 23, 2016

Brody's Cause, Tom's Ready, Fellowship Work at Churchill; Nyquist Breezes at Keeneland

Albaugh Family Stable’s Brody’s Cause began serious preparation for a start in the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.80 over a fast track Saturday morning at Churchill Downs with exercise...

Features April 23, 2016

Tales from the Crib: Gun Runner

Gun Runner’s name conjures up images of derring-do, hijinks, and dangerous skirting of the law. But this 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender is no renegade from the wrong side of the tracks. On the contrary, he’s a regally bred colt who’s...

April 22, 2016

Best Kentucky Derby Winners A to Z

If you were to ask racing scribes to identify the best winners of the Kentucky Derby, the same names would dominate the short list.
But what if you changed the formula and asked for the best Kentucky Derby winner whose name begins with A, B, C, and so...

April 22, 2016

The five best Kentucky Derby traditions

Like any popular sporting and social event that just happens to be more than 140 years old, the Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition. Indeed, the large throng in attendance and the millions viewing on television can't escape the annual rituals...

April 21, 2016

Final Spots Filling for $20,000 Kentucky Derby Betting Championship

Richest handicapping tournament features $100,000 top prize, VIP Derby-Oaks experience
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 21, 2016) – The fields for both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Derby Betting Championship are falling into place, and TwinSpires.com...

April 19, 2016

Champion Mare Tepin Among Late Nominations to Woodford Reserve Turf

Robert E. Masterson’s Eclipse Award champion Tepin, who defeated an international field of males in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade I) at Keeneland and scored a dominant victory in last week’s Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (GI)...

April 18, 2016

Songbird out of Kentucky Oaks due to fever

Undefeated champion Songbird, the heavy early favorite to win the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs, will miss the May 6 event due to a fever.
Owner Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farm tweeted out that the Medaglia d’Oro filly came down...

April 18, 2016

Gun Runner Fires 'Bullet' in Breeze for Kentucky Derby 142

Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimney Farm’s Gun Runner, the leader on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 151 points, continued his serious preparation for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) with a five-furlong...

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