Stewart-trained Hoist the Gold smokes ’em
By Keith McCalmont, NYRA release (Above: Johnny V and Hoist the Gold winning Saturday’s Grade 2 Cigar Mile. Photo by Suzie Raisher) OZONERead More
Xigera could give Rigney, Bauer another Falls City
(Photo above: Xigera winning Churchill Downs’ Seneca Overnight Stakes. Coady Photography) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 10, 2023) – It’s been a remarkable year forRead More
Statement from National HBPA CEO Eric Hamelback on
(Photo above: Cody Dorman was in the winner’s circle when namesake Cody’s Wish repeated victory in Saturday’s $1 million Big Ass Fans Breeders’Read More
Keeneland opens Friday! Check out stakes prospects
************************* Keeneland barn notes by the track’s publicity department Two 9-year-old millionaires who have had success at Keeneland, champion Channel Maker and Red Knight, headline a roster ofRead More
Demeritte-trained West Saratoga gets first Derby 1
Stakes recaps by Churchill Downs’ Kevin Kerstein (Coady Photo of West Saratoga and jockey Rafael Bejarano winning the G3 Iroquois) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday,Read More
Kodiac Wintergreen could be home run for Bregman
By Mike Kane FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023) – All the essential timing elements for Sunday have dovetailed for Houston Astros star thirdRead More
Idiomatic: From Turfway to G1 Personal Ensign
By Ryan Martin, NYRA press office (Coglianese photos) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In a race that was advertised as a showdown between 2022Read More
Churchill to host 12 stakes worth record $3.775M d
A Churchill Downs press release (Coady Photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Aug. 21, 2023) – A dozen stakes cumulatively worth a record $3,775,000 will beRead More
O Besos takes on Necker Island in Jeff Hall Memori
Ellis Park media notes by Kevin Kerstein (Churchill Downs photo of O Besos) HENDERSON, Ky. (Saturday, July 15, 2023) – Trainer Greg Foley will attempt toRead More
G1, $1M Stephen Foster by the numbers
Press release by Kevin Kerstein (Photo: smiles all around after Smile Happy and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. captured the G2 Alysheba at ChurchillRead More