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Stakes Advance November 1, 2026

Churchill Downs News Release and Stakes Advances: Sycamore Winner Lambeth Shortens Up for $300,000 River City; Baffert's Multiple Stakes Winner Greenwich Village Returns to Dirt for $300,000 Bet On Sunshine

Carl R. Moore Management’s Grade II Sycamore winner Lambeth leads an accomplished field of eight turf specialists entered in the 47th running of the $300,000 River City (Grade III), part of a stakes doubleheader on Saturday’s 11-race card at Churchill...

Stakes Advance October 20, 2026

Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: Blessed Flyer Seeks to Remain Undefeated in Sunday's Grade III, $200,000 Street Sense; Impressive Maiden Winner First Laugh Seeks to Extend Cox's Rags to Riches Streak

Patricia’s Hope and Mark Farrar’s Blessed Flyer will attempt to remain undefeated when he faces seven rivals entered in Sunday’s 14th running of the $200,000 Street Sense (Grade III), part of the Stars of Tomorrow I program that opens the 24-day...

Stakes Advance September 19, 2026

Churchill Downs Closing Week Stakes Advances: Multimillionaire Banishing Headlines Grade II, $500,000 Lukas Classic

David Jacobson, Sharaf Mohammed Al Hariri and Larry Roman’s multimillionaire Banishing returns to Churchill Downs and headlines a field of seven older horses entered in next Saturday’s 13th running of the $500,000 Lukas Classic (Grade II), part of...

Stakes Advance September 12, 2026

Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: Grade I Winner Explora Headlines $300,000 Dogwood Stakes Presented by Resolute Racing

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Grade I winner Explora will face five fellow 3-year-old fillies that entered next Saturday’s 51st running of the $300,000 Dogwood Stakes presented by Resolute Racing (Grade III), one of three stakes on the...

Stakes Advance September 8, 2026

Churchill Downs Saturday Stakes Advances: Baffert's Unbeaten Salahudin Heads Saturday's $300,000 Iroquois in Road to Kentucky Derby 153 Kickoff

The Road to Kentucky Derby 153 will get underway Saturday with a field of nine 2-year-olds entered in the 45th running of the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs, led by Zedan Racing Stables’ undefeated Ellis Park Juvenile winner...

Stakes Advance June 21, 2026

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Tour Player Returns to Action in Sunday's $300,000 Hanshin Stakes Presented by JRA, One of Four Closing Day Stakes Along With Maxfield, Bashford Manor and Debutante

Grahm Grace Stables’ Knicks Go Stakes (Listed) winner Tour Player returns to action next Sunday at Churchill Downs where he’ll face a high-caliber field of 10 milers entered in the 73rd running of the $300,000 Hanshin Stakes presented by JRA (Grade...

Stakes Advance June 20, 2026

Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: World-Class Field Led by Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty Assembles for Next Saturday's $2 Million Stephen Foster

The world’s top dirt horses are set to converge beneath the historic Twin Spires next Saturday when reigning Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby (Grade I) winner Sovereignty, Dubai World Cup (GI) winner Magnitude, Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) and Pegasus...

Stakes Advance June 13, 2026

Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advance: Grade I Winners Usha, Eclatant Claish in $300,000 Chicago Stakes

Grade I winners Usha and Eclatant will square off beneath the Twin Spires next Saturday night when they face six other filly and mare sprinters entered in the 36th running of the $300,000 Chicago Stakes (Grade II) at Churchill Downs.
The seven-furlong...

Stakes Advance June 10, 2026

Churchill Downs Update: Stakes Doubleheader, Twilight Thursday Highlight Five-Day Week at Churchill Downs

A stakes doubleheader featuring one of North America’s top turf marathoners Burnham Square and Grade I winner Percy’s Bar, along with Thursday’s popular Twilight Thursday promotion, headline a five-day week of racing at Churchill Downs.
The week...

Stakes Advance June 7, 2026

Churchill Downs News Update and Stakes Advances: Burnham Square Looks to Continue Turf Dominance in Chorleywood; Multiple Grade I Winner Percy's Bar Returns in Monomoy Girl

Whitham Thoroughbreds’ dominant turf marathoner Burnham Square returns to the spotlight Saturday when he faces eight rivals in the fourth running of the $225,000 Chorleywood Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
Run at 1 3/8 miles on the Matt Winn Turf...

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