Kentucky Derby News

10 KENTUCKY OAKS HOPEFULS WORK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS; TWO PHIL’S WORKS AT HAWTHORNE, RAISE CAIN AT KEENELAND FOR KENTUCKY DERBY

LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, April 27, 2023) – Ten hopefuls for next Friday’s 149th running of the $1.25 million...

Joining the show today is Gary Yunt who has been a part of the Churchill Downs communication staff since 1979. On today’s show Darren and KK bring on Gary to talk about stories from the Kentucky Derby which he’s attended for 57 years....

If you’re planning to visit your first racetrack or watch the races on TV and want to employ more advanced strategies than wagering based off name or coat color, here are five tips for your first time betting on horse racing.

70 years ago the world experienced a remarkable upset

“It is easy to forget who won last year’s Super Bowl, but
every [Kentucky] Derby winner has his name etched in history,” noted turf
writer Andrew Beyer once observed. “Even...

JAPANESE HOPEFULS, SUN THUNDER WORK TOWARD DERBY 149
LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, April 26, 2023) – Three Kentucky Derby hopefuls as well as a Kentucky Oaks possible entrant worked Wednesday morning over a fast track at Churchill Downs.

Hiroyuki...

Unbeaten Triple Crown champion Justify rewrote the record book in his racing career. Now he could add to his historic profile by siring a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in his first crop, and his promising colt Verifying gives him a chance.
Justify would...

MAGE GETS FIRST FEEL FOR CHURCHILL DOWNS TRACK; DERBY CONTENDERS CONTINUAR, DERMA SOTOGAKE, SUN THUNDER SLATED TO WORK WEDNESDAY
LOUISVILLE, KY (Tuesday, April 25, 2023) – Florida Derby (GI) runner-up Mage, who arrived at Churchill Downs early Monday,...

With special thanks to Shadai Farm's Tsubasa Sato for obtaining comments and photos
The powerhouse of Shadai recently won the first jewel of Japan’s Triple Crown with exciting homebred Sol Oriens, an unbeaten colt who has all the qualities...

It was a crisp 35-degree morning at Churchill Downs where Winchell
Thoroughbreds’ TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (Grade II) runner-up Disarm
worked five furlongs in 1:00 with jockey Joel Rosario aboard for Steve
Asmussen.
    Disarm,...

What meal options do menus from 65 years ago offer?
Back for a second consecutive year, Chef Kenneth Hardiman, the culinary leader at Levy, will curate the official menu of the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) featuring a number of elevated classic Kentucky dishes...