Mystik Dan pointing for Arkansas Derby
Oaklawn Park barn notes by Robert Yates (Kurtis Coady/Coady Media photo of Mystic Dan winning the Southwest under Brian Hernandez) HOT SPRINGS, Ark.Read More
Derby Museum’s immersive Riders Up! exhibit
A Kentucky Derby Museum press release and renditionLOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 20, 2024) – The Kentucky Derby Museum is gearing up for an exhilaratingRead More
Sierra Leone runs down Track Phantom in Risen Star
A Fair Grounds Race Course press release by Kevin Kilroy. Hodges Photography photo New Orleans, La (Feb. 17, 2024) – With a slow pace stackedRead More
KTBIF pays out $16.2 million to KY breeders based
A Kentucky Public Protection/Kentucky Horse Racing Commission release/Photo above: Darley’s Pretty Mischievous, based in Kentucky with trainer Brendan Walsh, won the Kentucky OaksRead More
Risen Star highlights weekend’s Derby preps
Churchill Downs’ weekly Kentucky Derby update by the track’s publicity department (Hodges photo of Track Phantom winning the Lecomte) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Feb.Read More
In memorium: Exercise Rider to the Stars Joanne Mc
(Above: Joanne McNamara aboard 1995 Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch at Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes. Photo courtesy Skip Dickstein) Joanne McNamara —Read More
Pletcher’s 54(!) leads 346 Triple Crown earl
A Churchill Downs press release Sortable spreadsheet with information about the 346 early nominees Past performances for the early noms (all courtesy ChurchillRead More
Mystik Dan, Band of Gold shine as McPeek nears 2,0
An Oaklawn Park stakes recap by Robert Yates (Holly Smith photo of Mystic Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez after their Southwest win) PushingRead More
Churchill Downs spring-meet tickets on sale at noo
Churchill Downs press release. Coady photo of last year’s Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024) – Tickets for Kentucky Derby Week andRead More
Bejeweled solid-gold 150th Derby trophy arrives
A Churchill Downs press release and photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024) — The priceless gold trophy to be presented to theRead More