Kentucky Derby News

April 21, 2016

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

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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...

April 18, 2016

Cupid ruled out of Kentucky Derby

Rebel S. (G2) winner Cupid, a disappointing 10th in Saturday’s Arkansas Derby (G1), will not advance to the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1). Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert broke the news to Jay Privman of Daily Racing Form on Monday.
Baffert, who celebrated...

April 18, 2016

Go Maggie Go, Mokat Are Late Nominees to Kentucky Oaks,

The roster of 3-year-old fillies eligible to compete in the 142nd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I) at Churchill Downs Racetrack has grown to 114 with the addition of  Mike Tarp’s Go Maggie Go, the unbeaten winner of...

April 17, 2016

Creator swoops past 11 rivals to take Arkansas Derby

Creator, a deep-closing son of Tapit, registered an 11-1 upset of Saturday's $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), the final points-scoring prep for next month's Kentucky Derby (G1).
Trailing in the field of 12 to the far turn, Creator was aided...

April 17, 2016

Possible Derby Hope Fellowship 'Full of Energy' in Half-Mile Breeze

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.’s Fellowship, who currently sits at No. 22 on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 32 points, breezed a half-mile in :48.80 over a fast Churchill Downs main track Sunday morning. This was the Florida-bred son of Awesome...

April 17, 2016

Lightstream remains perfect with Beaumont victory

Up Hill Stables and Head of Plains Partners LLC’s Lightstream moved her record to a perfect two-for-two on Sunday with a three-quarter length victory in the $150,000 Beaumont (G3) under jockey Julien Leparoux.
Trained by Brian Lynch, Lightstream...

April 15, 2016

Casse Discusses New Kentucky Derby Acquisition Fellowship

Jacks or Better Farm Inc.’s Fellowship, who sits at No.19 on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 32 points, remains under consideration for the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) after switching barns from former trainer Stanley...

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