Kentucky Derby News
June 13, 2019
Churchill Downs Unveils Kentucky Derby 146 Logo
Louisvillian Keith Anderson to Create 2020 Official Art of the Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 13, 2019) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official Kentucky Derby 146 logo and announced that Keith Anderson will create...
June 13, 2019
Stephen Foster Stakes Study Guide
An excellent field of 12 will go 1 ⅛ miles on the Churchill Downs main track in Saturday’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2). The cast boasts a trio of Grade 1 winners, two millionaires and a slew of up-and-coming contenders.
Here is the...
Expert picks June 13, 2019
Stephen Foster the Best Bet of the Weekend
A strong 12-horse field of the leading handicap horses in training will battle in Saturday’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. The centerpiece of a stakes-packed evening of racing beneath the Twin Spires, the Foster came up...
June 8, 2019
Sir Winston springs 10-1 upset of Belmont Stakes
Sir Winston, the less fancied of two Mark Casse-trained runners in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1), gave the popular conditioner his second classic win of the season as the son of Awesome Again registered a 10-1 upset of the 1 1/2-mile...
June 6, 2019
2019 Belmont Stakes Study Guide
A field of 10 has been entered to compete in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The feature on an extravagant day of graded racing looks as wide open as it has in recent memory, with each horse in the field having a realistic chance of...
Expert picks June 5, 2019
The 2019 Belmont Stakes is the Best Bet of the Weekend
A field of 10 will travel a demanding 1 1/2 miles at Belmont Park on Saturday in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The “Test of the Champion” is the third leg of the Triple Crown, and so far we have witnessed a different horse win the...
June 4, 2019
Belmont Stakes Profile: Sir Winston
Tracy Farmer's homebred Sir Winston will make his Triple Crown debut in Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1). The son of Awesome Again punched his ticket following a runner-up performance in the Peter Pan (G3) last time out.
Sir Winston...
June 4, 2019
Belmont Stakes Profile: Intrepid Heart
Robert and Lawana Low's Intrepid Heart will make his Grade 1 debut in the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The lightly-raced colt was last seen finishing third in the Peter Pan (G3) on the Belmont surface.
Intrepid Heart is a two-time winner...
June 3, 2019
Spectacular Bid: 40th anniversary of a Triple Crown that got away
'The greatest horse to ever look through a bridle.'
While late Hall of Fame trainer Bud Delp’s description of Spectacular Bid remains more hyperbole than fact, the gray can lay claim to the title of greatest horse denied a Triple...
Expert picks May 31, 2019
Aristides exacta is the Best Bet of the Weekend
A competitive field of seven will dash six panels on the Churchill Downs dirt surface in Saturday’s $125,000 Aristides Stakes. The second of two stakes events on the card attracted a budding star in Share the Upside from the barn of Steve Asmussen,...
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