Churchill Downs

More than two hundred attendees gathered at Churchill Downs Aug. 19 to celebrate the life of late horse trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who died June 28 at age 89.

A stakes schedule packed with $3,575,000 in purses will headline this year's 14-day September meet at Churchill Downs, featuring 11 black-type events over three weekends.

Jockey Jose Ortiz, trainer Joe Sharp, and owner Godolphin topped their respective standings for the 2025 Churchill Downs Spring Meet, which concluded June 29.

Vahva returned to form with a victory in the Chicago Stakes (G2) June 21 at Churchill Downs, a win that snapped a three-race losing streak that dated back to her victory in last year's edition of this seven-furlong sprint for…

Closing from last under Florent Geroux, Fionn caught midstretch leader Totally Justified and scored by a half-length in the $272,500 Regret Stakes (G3T) May 31 at Churchill Downs.

2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mystik Dan makes his first start at Churchill Downs since his successful Run for the Roses, but has a tough task entered against a deep field of graded winners in the $275,000 Blame Stakes (G3)…

Tom Pedulla, of America's Best Racing, offers takeaways from the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) May 3, the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks May 2, and other major developments during a memorable weekend of racing at iconic Churchill Downs.

With a relentless rally on the outside under Irad Ortiz Jr., Mindframe edged Nysos and Banishing to win a blanket photo in the May 3 Churchill Downs Stakes (G1).

California-based trainer Ed Moger Jr. won his 2,000th race May 1 at Churchill Downs when Paynt Ya Later won an allowance optional claiming race by three-quarters of a length at Churchill Downs.

The undefeated Nysos, a colt dubbed trainer Bob Baffert's next big star after his scintillating three-race win streak, returns to action for the first time in 15 months in the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) May 3.