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02Jun

Only 4 days to the 2015 Belmont Stakes

By Clairenmike  |  June 2nd, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Television, Triple Crown, Uncategorized  |  American Pharoah, Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs, Dale Romans, Dallas Stewart, Edgar Prado, Frammento, Frosted, Gary Stevens, Hall of Fame, Irad Ortiz Jr, Joel Rosario, Keen Ice, Kenny McPeek, Kent Desormeaux, Kentucky Derby, Kiaran McLaughlin, Materiality, Mike de Kock, Mike Smith, Mubtaahij, Nick Zito, Preakness Stakes, r Madefromlucky, Tale of Verve, The Truth or Else, Todd Pletcher, Victor Espinoza  |  No Comments

Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah galloped 1 1/2 miles over the Churchill Downs main track Sunday morning […]

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09May

A little Garland of Roses history

By Clairenmike  |  May 9th, 2015  |  2014 Kentucky Derby, 2015 Kentucky Derby, California Chrome, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Mine That Bird  |  Alan Sherman, California Chrome, D. Wayne Lukas, Daily Racing Form, Eugene Klein, freeze-dried, Garland of Roses, Gary Stevens, Giacomo, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kingsley Walker Florist, Mine That Bird, official flower, Oscar Otis, r jockey, rose garland, Run for the Roses, Winning Colors  |  No Comments

Over the years much has been written about the Kentucky Derby garland of roses. Daily Racing Form columnist Oscar Otis […]

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02May

It’s Kentucky Derby Day!

By Clairenmike  |  May 2nd, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, 2016 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Television, Thoroughbred  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, 2016 Kentucky Derby, A Taste of Kentucky, Barnstable Brown Party, Belle of Cincinnati, Churchill Downs, Hermitage Grand Gala, horse racing, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Day, Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby Trainers Dinner, Louisville, NBC Sports, Silks in the Bluegrass, television, the Great Balloon Race, the Pegasus Parade, Thunder Over Louisville, Unbridled Eve  |  No Comments

The big day is here! The day when horse racing fans will be at many venues watching televisions which are […]

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01May

2015 Kentucky Derby has 20 entries as of now

By Clairenmike  |  May 1st, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, Bolo, Carpe Diem, Danzig Moon, Dortmund, El Kabeir, Far Right, Firing Line, Frammento, Frosted, International Star, Keen Ice, Mr. Z, Mubtaahij, Ocho Ocho Ocho, Post positions, Tencendur, trainer, Upstart, War Story  |  No Comments

2015 Kentucky Derby entries and trainer quotes Ocho Ocho Ocho (Post position 1, morning line 50-1) – Jim Cassidy (trainer) […]

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30Apr

Kentucky Oaks not just fillies and lillies – think ‘Pink Out’

By Clairenmike  |  April 30th, 2015  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Oaks  |  breast cancer, Bright Pink, Churchill Downs, fundraising, Horses and Hope, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade, Longines Kentucky Oaks, Pink Out, Survivors Parade  |  No Comments

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby and Longines Kentucky Oaks, and its charitable beneficiaries Bright Pink® and Horses and […]

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28Apr

14 entered for the 2015 Kentucky Oaks

By Clairenmike  |  April 28th, 2015  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Oaks, NBC, Santa Anita Park  |  2015 Kentucky Oaks, Angela Renee, Birdatthewire, Condo Commando, Ekenformoney, Forever Unbridled, Include Betty, I’m a Chatterbox, Lovely Maria, Money’soncharlotte, Oceanwave, Peace and War, Puca, Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita Park, Sarah Sis, Shook Up, Stellar Wind  |  No Comments

The entries and post positions were drawn this morning for the 2015 Kentucky Oaks. Horse racing will be watching as […]

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28Apr

Kentucky Derby trophies are priceless

By Clairenmike  |  April 28th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby  |  14-karat gold trophy, 2015 Kentucky Derby, breeder, jockey, jockey and breeder, Kentucky Derby, New England Sterling, Priceless, Richline, The priceless Kentucky Derby trophy is shown alongside the three smaller sterling silver replica trophies that will be presented to Kentucky Derby 141’s winning trainer, trophy, winning trainer  |  No Comments

The priceless 2015 Kentucky Derby trophy is shown alongside the three smaller sterling silver replica trophies that will be presented […]

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26Apr

NBC Sports to have LOTS of Kentucky Derby coverage

By Clairenmike  |  April 26th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Art Sherman, Belmont Stakes, California Chrome, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Belmont, Bob Costas, California Chrome, Carolyn Manno, Churchill Downs, Donna Brothers, Eddie Olczyk; Laffit Pincay III, Gary Stevens, Jay Privman, Jerry Bailey, Johnny Weir, Josh Elliott, Kenny Rice, Larry Collmus, Mike Battaglia, NBC Sports, Preakness, Randy Moss, Tara Lipinski, Tom Hammond, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

NBC Sports Group will presents 15 1/2 live hours of 2015 Kentucky Derby coverage, a record for the event, beginning […]

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24Apr

Longines has new tracking device for the horse racing industry

By Clairenmike  |  April 24th, 2015  |  Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Keeneland, Longines, Santa Anita Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Television, Thoroughbred  |  Aqueduct, Belmont, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hoosier Park, horse racing, jockey, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Longines Positioning System, LPS technology, Meydan, Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day, racing spectators, Randwick, saddle cloth, Santa Anita Park, Singapore Turf Club, Tampa Bay Downs, thoroughbred racing, timekeeping, TV viewers, Woodbine  |  No Comments

The sophisticated Longines Positioning System will take timekeeping and track technology in thoroughbred racing to unprecedented levels. The LPS tracking […]

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22Apr

Derby night fun at Silks in the Bluegrass

By Clairenmike  |  April 22nd, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby  |  2015, BAND, cocktails, Crowne Plaza Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Louisville Hotel, dancing, Derby night, Derby party, dinner, JUKEBOXX, May 2, non-profit organization, Operation Open Arms, Saturday, Silks in the Bluegrass  |  No Comments

Derby night fun will abound at Silks in the Bluegrass at the Crowne Plaza Hotel! The 7th annual Silks in […]

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