Kentucky Derby News

Wagering October 26, 2023

Inside the Kentucky Derby Podcast: Street Sense Preview

The Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby continues with the Street Sense right here at Churchill Downs.

Food October 14, 2023

Kentucky Derby Cocktails: More Than Just the Julep!

If you’re looking for some easy-to-prep dishes that will make your guests gush, we’ve got the menu for you.

Food October 14, 2023

What to Serve Your Guests for the Ultimate Derby Watch Party

If you’re looking for some easy-to-prep dishes that will make your guests gush, we’ve got the menu for you.

Food October 14, 2023

Five Tips for Hosting an Epic Kentucky Derby Party

If you can’t make it to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, the next best option is celebrating and cheering on the horses at home.

October 12, 2023

Expert Pick of the Week: Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup

An
overflow field of 13 sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Keeneland
lawn in Saturday’s $600,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. (G1). A handful
of the contenders in the fascinating cast have been primarily based overseas,
and...

October 11, 2023

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Timberlake

Siena
Farm and WinStar Farm’s Timberlake picked up 10 points on the 2024 Road to the
Kentucky Derby challenge series after drawing off to a 4 1/4-length score in the
$500,000 Champagne S. (G1) at Aqueduct on Oct. 7. Piloted by Florent Geroux,
the...

October 11, 2023

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Locked

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm’s Locked earned 10 points on the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series following his half-length victory in the $580,750 Breeders’ Futurity S. (G1) at Keeneland on Oct. 7. The juvenile...

October 8, 2023

Locked has measure of The Wine Steward in Breeders’ Futurity

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm’s Locked overcame a wide trip to prevail as the odds-on favorite in Saturday’s $580,750 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland. The Todd Pletcher trainee outdueled hitherto undefeated The Wine...

October 7, 2023

Timberlake skips over slop en route to Champagne glory

Bettors were slightly cool toward Timberlake for the first time in the
two-year-old colt's four-race career in Saturday's $500,000 Champagne (G1) at
Aqueduct. The faithful were rewarded when Timberlake proved comfortably best in
the 2024 Road...

October 7, 2023

Chatalas leads all the way in Chandelier; Just F Y I splashes home in Frizette

A pair of Kentucky Oaks qualifiers took place on opposite
coasts Saturday. In the $202,000 Chandelier (G2) at
Santa Anita, Chatalas made all
the pace and recorded her first stakes victory, scoring by 1 1/2 lengths. Just F Y I made her stakes debut a winning
one...

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