Current Tag: Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs announces updates to Kentucky Derby health and safety operations plan
POSTED: August 12, 2020
Attendance Will Be Less Than 14% of Total Capacity from Event Record, Maximum of 40% of Seated Capacity; No General Admission; Infield Closed Temperature Checks,...
Pico d’Oro Breaks his maiden in RUNHAPPY Juvenile Stakes
POSTED: August 10, 2020
An extra furlong of distance was enough to allow Pico d’Oro to turn the tables on Medicine Tail in their latest meeting at Ellis Park...
The 2020 Kentucky Derby Dilemma for Jockeys
POSTED: August 4, 2020
Churchill Downs announced that jockeys who will be riding in the Kentucky Oaks or Kentucky Derby to be run September 4th and 5th will have...
Top Races Still Due in 2020
POSTED: August 2, 2020
After COVID-19 ran amok within sports, including global horse racing, many top races were cancelled or delayed in 2020. Luckily enough, we have been able...
Churchill Downs September Derby Meet Boasts $9.85 Million in Stakes
POSTED: July 8, 2020
Total of 18 Stakes Led by Rescheduled Kentucky Oaks on Sept. 4 and Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A total of 18...
Swiss Skydiver Looks to Make History in Toyota Blue Grass
POSTED: July 8, 2020
Swiss Skydiver takes on a talented field of 12 colts in Saturday’s $600,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes; Six fillies vie for Kentucky Oaks points in...
Summer Destination: Kentucky Derby Museum Now Open For Tours
POSTED: June 30, 2020
Louisville, Ky. – The Kentucky Derby Museum opened Monday, June 29. The Museum has slightly altered its operating hours and offerings to align with state...
Keeneland September Sale Alumni Tom’s D’Etat, Midnight Bisou Cruise To Breeders’ Cup Berths
POSTED: June 30, 2020
Tom's d'Etat Keeneland September Yearling Sale alumni Tom’s d’Etat and champion Midnight Bisou secured Breeders’ Cup berths with their respective wins in the Stephen Foster (G2) and Fleur de...
It Wasn't Gate to Wire, But it was Fast! 2-YEAR-OLD CAZADERO IMPRESSES AGAIN IN GRADE III BASHFORD MANOR
POSTED: June 28, 2020
Odds-on favorite Cazadero reaffirmed his dazzling 8 ¾-length debut win with another impressive performance at Churchill Downs in Saturday’s 119th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor presented by...
