Kentucky Derby winning jockey Gary Stevens retires
Three time Kentucky Derby winner Gary Stevens has ruled out further comebacks after an MRI showed his vertebra up against […]
2019 Kentucky Derby Future and Future Sire Book opens Thanksgiving Day
The first pool of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Thanksgiving Day and runs through 6 p.m. (EST) on […]
Baseball Legends inspire thoroughbred names
As the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds, The Jockey Club is responsible for reviewing and approving all Thoroughbred names. […]
New calendar features living sons and daughters of Secretariat
A new 2019 calendar features the last living sons and daughters of legendary 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat. The first […]
New Secretariat Bronze Sculpture in Lexington in 2019
Today the intersection of Old Frankfort Pike and Alexandria Drive in Lexington resounds mostly of local vehicle traffic, but in […]
Grand opening of Derby City Gaming
Churchill Downs Inc. celebrated the Sept. 14 grand opening of Derby City Gaming, a $65 million state-of-the-art historical racing machine […]
Churchill Downs to add Starting Gate Suites Rooftop for 2019 Derby
Track owner Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced plans for a $5 million capital investment that will expand the Starting Gate […]
The Road to the Kentucky Derby starts Saturday
The Road to Kentucky Derby and the Road to the Kentucky Oaks will start this Saturday, September 15th. The Churchill […]
Kentucky Derby historians John Asher and Jim Bolus – gone too soon
I was saddened to hear of the passing of John Asher, the longtime spokesman for the racetrack that’s home to […]
Bob Baffert is the 2018 inductee to the Saratoga Walk of Fame
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced the 2018 inductee to the Saratoga Walk of Fame: four-time Eclipse […]