Current Tag: Kentucky Derby
Max Player cruises five furlongs in :59.60 in preparation for Kentucky Derby
POSTED: August 24, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky.– George Hall and SportBLX Thoroughbred’s $1 million Travers Stakes (Grade I) third-place finisher Max Player recorded a swift five-furlong move in :59.60 Monday morning at Churchill Downs in preparation...
Caracaro breezes easy five-eighths for Kentucky Derby (G1)
POSTED: August 22, 2020
While Grade 1 Runhappy Travers and Belmont Stakes-winner Tiz the Law pushed his work back a day due to sloppy conditions over the Saratoga main...
146th Kentucky Derby to Run on September 5th without Fans
POSTED: August 21, 2020
LOUISVILLE, KY., (August 21, 2020) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today its decision to run the 146th Kentucky Derby on September 5,...
G1 Kentucky Derby Hopeful Ny Traffic, G1 Winner Math Wizard Work At Saratoga
POSTED: August 13, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. worked two of his stable stars, Math Wizard and Ny Traffic in company over a fast Saratoga Race Course main track on...
Moretti eyes Woodward (G1) Dr Post continues Saratoga work For Kentucky Derby
POSTED: August 13, 2020
Under normal circumstances, a workout in the second week of August for a top 3-year-old at Saratoga would mean continued preparation for the Grade 1...
Donna Barton Brothers and Jack and Laurie Wolf of Starlight Racing and Starlight Ladies join us this week on the Gate to Wire Podcast
POSTED: August 12, 2020
There is nothing we enjoy more than good frank horse talk with good knowledgeable people. That is what you get in this week's episode. This...
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,...
Art Collector Rolls at Ellis Park En route To Kentucky Derby
POSTED: August 10, 2020
HENDERSON, Ky. (Sunday Aug. 9, 2020) -- On Saturday evening, following a devastating performance at one of racing’s most historic tracks, the consensus within the...
