Kentucky Derby News

November 22, 2015
Heart to Heart Returns for Grade III, $100,000 River City Handicap
Terry Hamilton’s Heart to Heart, a fan favorite for both his on-track success and the distinctive heart-shaped star that adorns his forehead, bids for a Churchill Downs hat trick when he takes on eight rivals in the 38th running of the $100,000...
November 22, 2015
Frivolous Entered in Thanksgiving's Grade II Falls City Handicap, Start Versus Males in Grade I Clark Not Ruled Out
G. Watts Humphrey Jr.’s multiple Grade II-winning homebred mare Frivolous was entered Sunday to defend her title against a dozen fillies and mares in Thursday’s 100th running of the $200,000 Falls City Handicap Presented by TwinSpires.com...
November 21, 2015
Keen Ice Breezes, Clark Start Up to Donegal's Crawford
Donegal Racing’s Keen Ice, who ended Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s eight-race win streak in this summer’s Travers Stakes (GI), breezed five furlongs in 1:01.20 on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs and remains possible to start...
November 21, 2015
Button Down Gets First Graded Stakes Win in $100,000 Cardinal Handicap
Canadian invader Button Down (GB) found the chilly and rainy conditions on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs to her liking as the 4-year-old filly swept past the leaders at the top of the stretch and held sway in the final stages to beat Lady Fog...
November 18, 2015
Kiss Moon Headlines Saturday's Grade III, $100,000 Cardinal Handicap
Carl F. Pollard’s Kiss Moon will attempt to land her second graded stakes win of the year when she starts as the 120-pound high weight and faces a dozen fillies and mares in Saturday’s 42nd running of the $100,000 Cardinal Handicap (Grade...
November 18, 2015
Canada's Button Down (GB) Narrow Choice Over Local Hope Kiss Moon in Saturday's Grade III Cardinal Handicap
Carl F. Pollard’s Kiss Moon and Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Emotional Kitten, winners of graded stakes races on the Matt WinnTurf Course, face a fleet of invaders led by Canada’s Button Down (GB), Greenwood Lodge Farm’s runner-up in...
November 15, 2015
Keen Ice 'Strong Possibility' for Grade I Clark After Sunday Breeze
Trainer Dale Romans says “there’s a strong possibility” that Donegal Racing’s Keen Ice, who famously snapped American Pharoah’s eight-race win-streak with a upset win in this summer’s Travers Stakes (GI), could make...
November 14, 2015
Baffert's Dortmund, Hoppertunity, Travers winner Keen Ice Head Nominations to Grade I Clark Handicap
Grade I-winning millionaires Dortmund, Hoppertunity and Keen Ice, along with Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) runner-up Effinex, top a star-studded roster of 23 horses that were nominated to the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (GI).
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November 14, 2015
Isabella Sings Springs 27-1 Surprise in Grade II Mrs. Revere
Isabella Sings, a homebred 3-year-old filly for Anthony Manganaro’s Siena Farm conditioned by the nation’s perennial leading trainer Todd Pletcher, scored a 27-1 surprise victory in Saturday’s 25th running of the $200,000 Mrs. Revere...
November 13, 2015
Thursday Winner Bullards Alley Possible for Grade III Commonwealth Turf
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Spalding and Faron McCubbins’ Bullards Alley, a three-quarter length winner of a first-level allowance Thursday at Churchill Downs, will be considered for a start in the $100,000 Commonwealth Turf (GIII) on Friday, Nov. 27, according to trainer...
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