Kentucky Success Lifts Prat to Jockey of the Week Honor
Flavien Prat tops Kentucky Downs standings, wins three stakes at Churchill Downs to earn Jockey of the Week honors.
Kentucky Downs To Continue $5 Minimum Wagers In WPS Pools
The decision by Kentucky Downs to set the minimum wager on win, place and show bets at $5 for this year's meet didn't move the needle either way. But the management team saw enough positives with the experiment that the…
Gun Runner Colt ‘For The Kentucky Derby’ As New Session Topper Hits $2.8 Million
A colt by leading sire Gun Runner (hip 84) set a new high-water mark for the session, bringing $2.8 million from Mahmud Mouni on behalf of Tagermeen Racing midway through the Book 1 opening day Monday. Bred by the stallion's…
Crowning Glory for TOBA Winners at Kentucky Castle
In an evening at the Kentucky Castle in Woodford County, racing royalty shined as the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced its national award winners while celebrating many other horses and humans who move the sport forward.
Prat, Maker Win Meet Titles at Kentucky Downs
Reigning Eclipse champion jockey Flavien Prat secured his first Kentucky Downs riding title at the 2026 meet, while Kentucky Downs' all-time leading trainer Mike Maker collected his eighth meet title.
Road to Kentucky Derby 153 Prep Series Announced
Churchill Downs announced Sept. 10 the prep races featured in the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the United States and Japan. The Euro/Mideast Road schedule will be announced at a later date.
Road to the Kentucky Derby Begins with Saturday’s Iroquois
The official Road to the Kentucky Derby will begin Saturday as Churchill Downs stages the 45th running of the GIII Iroquois S. for 2-year-olds at one mile on opening weekend of its 14-day September Meet. The Road to the Kentucky…
Pepsi Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Stakes: How's Al Today
Pepsi Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile Stakes
Kentucky Belle Right at Home in Dueling Grounds Oaks
On Sept. 9 at Kentucky Downs, Prat won six of the day's 14 races, topped by Kentucky Belle in the $1,995,000 Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T).
Tawny Port Could Target The Melbourne Cup After Gold Cup Win At Kentucky Downs
Second in this same race one year ago, Tawny Port (Pioneerof the Nile) stepped up to go one better Wednesday, stretching out from the GI Christope Clement Turf at 1 1/2 miles to win the marathon 2 1/16-mile Marsh McLennan…