Kentucky Derby News

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Features New ‘Thurby’ Logo and 2016 Oaks and Derby Box Giveaway LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – The third annual Thurby, presented by TwinSpires.com, marks the official start of Kentucky Derby weekend on Thursday, May 5 at Churchill Downs...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – Through various sources, the Churchill Downs communications team has confirmed that 22 horses are known to have been entered in Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. The horses known...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – Reddam Racing’s champion 2-year-old of 2015, Nyquist, has been installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 142nd running of the $2,391,600 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) at Churchill...

Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds 1. Trojan Nation Aaron Gryder 50-1 2. Suddenbreakingnews Luis Quinonez 20-1 3. Creator Ricardo Santana Jr. 10-1 4. Mo Tom Corey Lanerie 20-1 5. Gun Runner Florent Geroux 10-1 6. My...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, May 4, 2016) – On a partly cloudy Kentucky morning, all but three of the players for Saturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) went about their business on a fast track at Churchill Downs. All the activity...

The 1-2 finishers from last month’s Ashland Stakes (GI) at Keeneland, Ashbrook Farm’s Weep No More and Stonestreet Stables’ Rachel’s Valentina, sporting family ties to the Kentucky Oaks (GI), headline a field of 14 3-year-old fillies entered today...

Post Position : Horse : Jockey : Mike Battaglia’s Morning Line Odds 1. Terra Promessa : Ricardo Santana Jr. : 10-1 2. Weep No More : Corey Lanerie : 9-2 3. Lewis Bay : Irad Ortiz Jr. : 8-1 4. Go Maggie Go : Luis Saez : 12-1 5. Dream Dance : Brian Hernandez...

For nearly a century, the Mint Julep has served as the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby and the track at which the race takes place, Churchill Downs. Kentucky Oaks Friday and Kentucky Derby Saturday see nearly 120,000 Mint Juleps served to patrons....

With trainer Mikio Matsunaga looking on, Koji Maeda’s Lani worked five furlongs in 1:01 over a fast track after the renovation break Tuesday morning. The move was the third fastest of 18 at the distance. Lani’s work was the only one of the morning...