Risen Star runner-up Chip Honcho (a CD maiden winn
Louisiana Derby stakes preview by Fair Grounds publicist Kevin Kilroy (Above: Hodges Photography photo of Chip Honcho winning the Fair Grounds’ Gun RunnerRead More
Paladin (3 for 3) secures KY Derby spot with Risen
Fair Grounds stakes recap by publicist Kevin Kilroy. Hodges Photography photos of Paladin wearing down Chip Honcho to win the Fair Grounds’ Fasig-TiptonRead More
Kevin Kerstein’s weekly Derby Dispatch is ba
Everything you need to know about the Road to the Derby – and a lot more! (Janet Napolitano/Coglinese photo above of Paladin winningRead More
$2.5K yearling Chunk of Gold a gem for West
MODEST BEGINNINGS, BIG DREAMS: CHUNK OF GOLD PUTS ETHAN WEST ON ROAD TO KENTUCKY DERBY News feature by Kevin Kerstein, Turfway Park andRead More
A Risen Star of Magnitude: Winchell colt sets stak
Fair Grounds stakes recap by track publicist Kevin Kilroy, edited to reflect Kentucky connections (Photo of Magnitude drawing off in the stretch byRead 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
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
Winchell’s Epicenter takes Risen Star; Turne
(Stakes recaps by the Fair Grounds publicity department. Amanda Hodges Weir photo above of Joel Rosario guiding Epicenter to victory in the FairRead More
Derby preps heat up with Risen Star
Churchill Downs’ media department starts its weekly Derby Dispatch. Coady Photo above: Risen Star favorite Smile Happy winning the Grade 2 Kentucky JockeyRead More
Casse-trained War of Will to take on 10 in Louisia
Fair Grounds press release by Ryan Martin: NEW ORLEANS (March 16, 2019) – A field of 11 sophomores has been set for Fair GroundsRead More