Kentucky Derby News

June 19, 2016
Auntie Joy Cruises To The Front From Outside Post, Rolls in Regret
Sanford Robertson’s Auntie Joy, a 3-year-old filly by Uncle Mo, took charge of the pace early on and never looked back winning the 47th running of the $100,000 Regret (Grade III) on Saturday evening at Churchill Downs in wire-to-wire fashion by...
June 19, 2016
Bradester, Other Stephen Foster Night Stars Reported To Be Well On Morning After
All five stakes victors on Saturday evening’s card at Churchill Downs exited their wins in good shape, according to their connections.
Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade I) winner Bradester walked away from his first Grade I triumph “better than...
June 18, 2016
Apprentice Jockey Katie Clawson Celebrates First Career Victory
Churchill Downs’ G.H. MUMM Winner’s Circle was greeted with a new face when 19-year-old jockey Katie Clawson guided Street Thunder, owned by Tom Grether Farms and trained by Kellyn Gorder, to a victory in Friday’s fifth race for the...
June 17, 2016
Stephen Foster Favorite Effinex Continue Breeder's Joyous Ride
On Saturday night, Effinex will continue the ride of a lifetime for breeder and veterinarian Dr. Russell Cohen when the 5-year-old competes in the 35th running of the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade I) as the odds-on morning line favorite.
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June 16, 2016
Gun Runner, 3rd in Kentucky Derby 142, Returns to Competition in 'Downs After Dark' Matt Winn
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Three Chimneys Farm LLC and Besilu Stables’ Gun Runner, winner of the Louisiana Derby (Grade II) and Risen Star (GII) at Fair Grounds before finishing third behind Nyquist and Exaggerator in the Kentucky Derby Presented...
June 16, 2016
Auntie Joy, Runner-Up to Catch A Glimpse in Edgwood, Returns for 'Downs After Dark's' Grade III Regret
Sanford Robertson’s Auntie Joy, runner-up to the streaking turf star Catch a Glimpse in the $150,000 Edgewood Presented by Forcht Bank (Grade III) on the Kentucky Oaks undercard, returns to action against 10 other 3-year-old fillies in Saturday’s...
June 16, 2016
Action-Packed Churchill Downs Week Features Stephen Foster, Downs After Dark, Father's Day & Twilight Thursday
The busiest week at Churchill Downs Racetrack since Kentucky Derby and Oaks Week launches a four-day run on Thursday, June 16 that features Saturday’s “Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and El Jimador” night racing “White...
June 16, 2016
Confident Hernandez Hopes for Big Runs by Five Stephen Foster Night Stakes Mounts
Saturday night at Churchill Downs has potential to be a prosperous one for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. who has live mounts in each of the five graded stakes: Eagle in the $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade I), Ahh Chocolate in the $200,000 Fleur de...
June 15, 2016
Final Work for Ahh Chocolate in Advance of Stephen Foster Night's Fleur De Lis
Stoneway Farm’s Ahh Chocolate, winner of Pimlico’s $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff (Grade III) on May 20, recorded her final breeze Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs for Saturday night’s $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (GII), a 1 1/8-mile...
June 15, 2016
Effinex, winner of 2015 GI Clark, Returns As Even-Money Choice in $500,000 GI Stephen Foster 'Cap
Tri-bone Stables’ Effinex, the $2,682,950-earner who won last fall’s Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I), returns to Churchill Downs as the red-hot, even-money morning line favorite and 122-pound high weight for Saturday...
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