Kentucky Derby News

The “Prep Season” portion of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series is underway, awarding points on a 10-4-2-1 sliding scale to the top four finishers, and a couple of important races on Oct. 3 – the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland...

Latest Capital Improvement Project Scheduled for Completion by 2016 Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015) – Churchill Downs Racetrack, one of the world’s most recognized sports venues and home of the Kentucky Derby, has announced...

Partnership with Ticketmaster to Provide Customers with Secure and Reliable Ticket Transactions

LOUISVILLE, KY (August 24, 2015) – Churchill Downs Racetrack (CDRT) today announced a partnership with Ticketmaster to make purchasing Kentucky Derby...

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Also Bumped to 20-8-4-2 on ‘Road to the Kentucky Oaks’
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015) – Points for the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I), the...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, July 21, 2015) -- Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official logos for Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks 142. The logos were designed by SME, a New York-based marketing agency that has developed the official Derby...

The Belmont StakesSaturday June 6, 2015 Race Coverage on NBC 4:30p.m – 7:00p.m ET Belmont Stakes Post approximately 6:50p.m.
Thinking about what to serve your friends when you gather on Saturday to cheer on American Pharoah in his Triple Crown...

Get to know the top horses on the 2015 Road to the Kentucky leaderboard heading into Kentucky Derby 141 including International Star, Dortmund, American Pharoah, El Kabeir, Frosted, Carpe Diem, Materiality, Itsaknockout, Mubtaahij, Upstart, Far...

Kiaran McLaughlin has been dreaming of winning the Kentucky Derby since he was ten years old. He is hoping to finally reach his dream in the 2015 renewal of the Kentucky Derby with Kentucky Derby contender Frosted. To get to the race, both Kiaran and...

Carla Gaines is a female trainer in a male dominated sport, but that doesn't stop her from excelling and reaching for Kentucky Derby victory. No female trainer or jockey has ever won the Kentucky Derby, but Derby hopeful Bolo could be her chance...

With only 14 races remaining on the RTKD, who’s leading the charge to the first Saturday in May
As the Championship Series of the Road to the Kentucky Derby 141 begins, horses, jockeys, trainers, and owners are racing for points to earn a spot in...