Grade 1 talent shows up for Falls City
Only seven distaffers were entered in Thursday’s $200,000 Falls City Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs, but of those two are Grade/Group 1 winners and three others have placed at that level. Weep No More and […]
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Oversubscribed field entered in River City
An overflow field of 15 has been entered to go 1 1/8 miles on the turf at Churchill Downs Thursday in the Thanksgiving Day co-feature, the $100,000 River City Handicap (G3). Shotgun Kowboy has racked […]
Tricky Escape prevails in off-the-turf Cardinal; Limousine Liberal too good for Bet on Sunshine rivals
Jon A. Marshall’s Tricky Escape just got up to stick her nose in front on the wire of Saturday’s $100,000 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs to secure victory under jockey Chris DeCarlo. The 1 1/8-mile […]
Kitten’s Roar much the best in Goldikova, Arles wires Long Island
Although she missed drawing into Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) from the also-eligible list, Kitten’s Roar kicked off the day a winner when taking the $202,105 Goldikova (G2) at Del Mar. The […]
Aqueduct, Churchill, Del Mar offering graded action on Breeders’ Cup days
While the two-day Breeders’ Cup rightly takes center stage this weekend, other graded stakes will be held at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, and on the Breeders’ Cup undercards themselves at Del Mar on Friday and Saturday. […]
Fight On provides exciting start to Churchill Downs’ fall meet
Churchill Downs opened its fall meet with the 13th annual “Stars of Tomorrow I” program featuring a card restricted to juveniles only. Fight On lived up to his name while kicking off the stakes action […]
Workers out in force one week before Breeders’ Cup Friday
A number of hopefuls from around the country put in their final major moves on Friday ahead of next week’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships on November 3-4 at Del Mar. The pre-entries for the event […]
Woodford Reserve named presenting sponsor of Kentucky Derby
Horses and bourbon will combine for the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 5, 2018 as Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) and Brown-Forman Corporation announced a five-year agreement Wednesday to […]
Honorable Duty faces Eagle, Fear the Cowboy in Lukas Classic
Seven horses have been entered to go 1 1/8 miles in the $200,000 Lukas Classic Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs, the highlight of a three-stakes card under the Twin Spires on Saturday. Honorable Duty is […]
Gun Runner breezes bullet five furlongs
Multiple Grade 1 winner and $5 million earner Gun Runner recorded his final move under the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs on Sunday, one day before he’s scheduled to fly to California for the Breeders’ […]