Kentucky Derby News

Menu Presents Grand Traditions of the South with International Flair
Churchill Downs Racetrack announced today the official menu of the 142nd Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands on May 7, 2016. The menu is designed to showcase the essence of southern...

Cupid, making his stakes debut for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, gave the conditioner his sixth win in the past seven renewals of Oaklawn's $900,000 Rebel (G2) on Saturday, wiring 13 rivals under Martin Garcia.
Well-backed as the 5-2 second...

With $900,000 in purse money and 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby (G1) on the line to the winner in Saturday's Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park, it is no surprise the 1 1/16-mile classic prep has attracted a full field of 14.
Half the field...

Churchill Downs Racetrack (“CDRT”) and its charitable partners Bright Pink®® and Horses and Hope today announced the 142 breast and ovarian cancer survivors selected from across the nation to walk in the 2016 Longines Kentucky Oaks...

Nyquist’s story is a reminder of the slender threads of destiny that govern horse racing.
In January 2011, a newly turned 4-year-old filly by the name of Seeking Gabrielle was offered as a broodmare prospect at Keeneland. She didn’t have much...

Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen (#13) and Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#15) – unbeaten rivals headed toward a pre-Kentucky Derby East-West showdown in the $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I) on April 2 –...

Fox Hill Farm’s dazzling Songbird (#18), the runaway winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade I) and American racing’s reigning 2-year-old filly champion, was the emphatic odds-on choice to win the $1 million Longines Kentucky...

Destin lit up the Tampa Bay Downs main track Saturday with a stakes and track-record performance in the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2).
Guided by Javier Castellano, the gray son of Giant's Causeway was a stalking third behind fellow Todd Pletcher...

Terra Promessa had never faced stakes company prior to Saturday’s $200,000 Honeybee (G3) at Oaklawn Park, but the bay filly had no difficulty in pulling off the 6 1/2-length victory against her five rivals.
Trained by Steve Asmussen for Stonestreet...

Danzing Candy seized the initiative at the start and led wire to wire in Saturday’s $400,345 San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita, defeating a well-regarded group of rivals in his stakes debut. Trained by Cliff Sise Jr. and ridden by Mike Smith, the son...