Smile Happy maintains individual favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
Although he hasn’t run in two months, Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) winner Smile Happy remains the early favorite for the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1). […]
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Brisnet at 50 Part 3: Acquisition and Expansion
When a family-run business is acquired by a large corporation, there are bound to be challenges, adjustments, and a learning curve moving forward. Such was the case for Brisnet.com, which, after 36 years as a private entity, became the property of Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) on June 12, 2007. […]
Smile Happy, sire Runhappy close as individual favorites in Kentucky Derby future wager pools
It’s not every day you hear of a single bettor impacting the odds in a major pari-mutuel pool. But not every bettor is Jim McIngvale. […]
Smile Happy earns Derby points in Kentucky Jockey Club romp
Rallying wide into the stretch, Smile Happy blew past the leaders and drew off to a 3 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) at Churchill Downs. The Kenny McPeek-trained colt picked […]
Dream Lith springs Golden Rod upset
Dream Lith wore down a determined Yuugiri inside the final furlong and sprung an upset in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod S. (G2) at Churchill Downs. Sporting blinkers for the first time following distant fifth-place efforts […]
Churchill Downs’ Stars of Tomorrow II horse by horse guide 2021
The TwinSpires team has compiled a list of select races on the Stars of Tomorrow II card, to which we provide a horse by horse look to help you handicap the day! […]
Maxfield concludes decorated racing career with Clark victory
Maxfield put away Midnight Bourbon after straightening for home and held Happy Saver safe late, stylishly concluding his racing career with a half-length win in Saturday’s $750,000 Clark S. (G1) at Churchill Downs. A Godolphin […]
Envoutante easily repeats in Falls City
For the second consecutive year, Envoutante romped in the $500,000 Falls City S. (G2) at Churchill Downs. Brian Hernandez Jr. was up for trainer Kenny McPeek and owners Walking L Thoroughbreds and Three Chimney Farm. […]
Tiz the Bomb heads full field in Kentucky Jockey Club
Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) — Race 11 (5:56 p.m. ET) Tiz the Bomb showed in a controversial edition of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) earlier this month to be the leading two-year-old grass […]
Sandstone, Famed square off in Golden Rod
Golden Rod S. (G2) — Race 10 (5:27 p.m. ET) Sandstone, who torched the opposition in two previous starts at Churchill Downs this fall, will look to make it three in a row in Saturday’s […]