Early Triple Crown nominees number 369
A total of 369 three-year-olds have been made early nominees to this year’s Triple Crown, an increase of 18.2%, or 57 horses, from last year’s total of 312. The early nomination phase closed Jan. 28. […]
Churchill Downs
Field set for 2023 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
The field for Pool 4 of the 2023 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) has been announced by Churchill Downs. The wager will be offered from noon ET on Friday until Sunday at 6 p.m. at […]
Instant Coffee gets up late in Kentucky Jockey Club
Instant Coffee saved his best for deep stretch in Saturday’s $399,625 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs, wearing down opponents to win the Road to the Kentucky Derby series qualifier by 1 1/4 lengths. […]
Hoosier Philly keeps piling it on in Golden Rod
Tom Amoss, who has been training for more than three decades, paid Hoosier Philly another high compliment when the two-year-old filly turned in another dominating performance in Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod (G2) at Churchill Downs. […]
Proxy wears down West Will Power to earn first stakes trophy in Clark
Hitherto a stakes bridesmaid, Proxy wore down West Will Power to win his first trophy in Friday’s $750,000 Clark (G1). Jockey Joel Rosario swept both graded stakes on the Churchill Downs card, previously steering Bubble Rock to victory in the $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2). […]
Played Hard runs hard in Falls City; Dalika feasts on Cardinal
Front-running was the theme in the Thanksgiving Day co-features at Churchill Downs. Played Hard lived up to her name, as well as 0.45-1 favoritism, to repel every challenge in the Falls City (G3), and Dalika feasted upon her favorite turf course in the Cardinal (G3). […]
Curly Jack, Instant Coffee among nine in Kentucky Jockey Club
With presumptive division champion Forte no longer in their line of sight, Curly Jack and Instant Coffee have serious claims in Saturday’s $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2) at Churchill Downs. Contested over 1 1/16 […]
Hoosier Philly among 10 in Golden Rod
Saturday’s $400,000 Golden Rod S. (G2) features a showdown between a pair of Into Mischief fillies both unbeaten in two previous starts at Churchill Downs. The likely favorite of the two is Hoosier Philly, who […]
Forte installed at 10-1 in KDFW Pool 2; Uncle Mo 4-1 in Sire Future Wager
Sure to be voted champion two-year-old after his Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) victory, Forte will open Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) on Thursday as the 10-1 choice among individual interests. […]
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike bids for history in Clark
Already enshrined in the annals of Churchill Downs as an 80-1 upsetter of the Kentucky Derby (G1), Rich Strike can add to his historic legacy in Friday’s $750,000 Clark (G1) at the Louisville track. […]