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12Jul

Colonial Downs Names Turf Course After Secretariat

By Clairenmike  |  July 12th, 2019  |  Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Triple Crown  |  1973 Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes, christopher chenery, Colonial Downs, Colonial Downs Vice President, Doswell, First Lady of Racing, Jill Byrne, Kate Chenery Tweedy, Meadow Stable, Penny Chenery, racetrack, Riva Ridge, Secretariat, Secretariat Day, thoroughbred racing, turf course, Va  |  No Comments

Colonial Downs Group announced plans to name its turf course for 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat. A name synonymous with […]

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31Aug

Kentucky Derby historians John Asher and Jim Bolus – gone too soon

By Clairenmike  |  August 31st, 2018  |  Churchill Downs, Eclipse Awards, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, National Turfwriters, Triple Crown  |  Churchill Downs, Eclipse Awards, Jim Bolus, John Asher, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby historian, Kentucky Derby Museum, legacy, Louisville, National Turf Writers Association, racetrack  |  No Comments

I was saddened to hear of the passing of John Asher, the longtime spokesman for the racetrack that’s home to […]

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19Jul

California Chrome to receive 2018 Rood and Riddle Comeback Award

By Clairenmike  |  July 19th, 2018  |  2014 Kentucky Derby, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes  |  California Chrome, Dr. Larry Bramlage, Dubai World Cup, Perry Martin, Preakness Stakes, race horse, racetrack, Rood & Riddle, Taylor Made Stallions, • Kentucky Derby  |  No Comments

The Richest Kentucky Derby winner and two time horse of the year California Chrome has been selected as the 2018 […]

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05Jun

Col. Matt Winn elected to Hall of Fame as a 2017 Pillar of the Turf

By Clairenmike  |  June 5th, 2017  |  Churchill Downs, Hall of Fame, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing  |  Alfred Vanderbilt II, Amy Zimmerman, Arthur B. Hancock Jr, August Belmont II, Bill Marshall, Bob Curran, Churchill Downs, Col Matt Winn, Col. E.R. Bradley, DG Van Clief, E.P. Taylor, G. Watts Humphrey, Garrett Gomez, Gary West, Jane Goldstein, Javier Castellano, Jay Hovdey, jockeys, John Hay Whitney, John R. Gaines, Ken Grayson, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Mary Simon, National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, Paul Mellon, racetrack, Stella Thayer, Victor Espinoza, William Woodward Sr  |  No Comments

Col. Matt Winn, the former president of Churchill Downs who served as the driving force in the development of the […]

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16Sep

Jockeys to visit local Children’s Hospitals during September

By Clairenmike  |  September 16th, 2016  |  Churchill Downs, Jockeys, John Velazquez  |  Belterra Park, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Churchill Downs, Delaware Park, Emerald Downs, Indiana Grand, jockey, Jockeys’ Guild, John Velazquez, Laurel Park, Lone Star Park, Los Alamitos, Prairie Meadows, racetrack, Remington Park, Retama, Zia Park  |  No Comments

Jockey colonies across the country, in conjunction with racetracks, are planning visits to their local children’s hospital during September, which […]

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04Aug

Jockey Ron Turcotte and Secretariat Preakness garland in Saratoga

By Clairenmike  |  August 4th, 2016  |  Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, National Museum of Racing, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  Belmont Stakes, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, garland, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Hall of Fame, Jimmy Winkfield, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Lucien Laurin, National Museum of Racing, Penny Chenery, Preakness Stakes, racetrack, Riva Ridge, Ron Turcotte, Saratoga, Secretariat, thoroughbred, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza  |  No Comments

Hall of Famer jockey Ron Turcotte returns to Saratoga this weekend. On Aug. 5-7, Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, […]

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06Oct

RIT’S Big Shot of Churchill Downs

By Clairenmike  |  October 6th, 2015  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, racetrack, Rochester Institute of Technology  |  No Comments

Photography Team Captures Spectacular Nighttime Image of Iconic Home of the Kentucky Derby. Photo Credit: Rochester Institute of Technology On […]

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04Feb

G.H. Mumm ‘official Champagne’ of the Kentucky Derby & Churchill Downs

By Clairenmike  |  February 4th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby  |  Churchill Downs, G.H. Mumm, G.H. Mumm Winner's Circle, Kentucky Derby, Official Champagne, Pernod Ricard USA, racetrack, Twin Spires  |  No Comments

G.H. Mumm has been named the “Official Champagne of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs Racetrack” after a three-year partnership […]

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27Jan

35 races on the Road to the 2015 Kentucky Derby

By Clairenmike  |  January 27th, 2015  |  2015 Kentucky Derby, California Chrome, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Eclipse Awards, Horse Racing, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Santa Anita Park, Thoroughbred  |  Aqueduct, Belmont Park, California Chrome, Churchill Downs, Delta Downs, Eclipse Award, Fair Grounds, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, horse racing, horses, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby prep races, Kentucky Derby winner, Los Alamitos, Louisville, Meydan Racecourse, Oaklawn Park, racetrack, Santa Anita, Sunland Park, Tampa Bay Downs, thoroughbred, Turfway Park, Woodbine  |  No Comments

Spring is just around the corner and people are starting to think Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbred horse racing just loves this […]

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08Aug

Jockey Legends to Be Honored During Saratoga’s Hall of Fame Weekend

By Clairenmike  |  August 8th, 2014  |  Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Jockeys, National Museum of Racing, Triple Crown  |  Angel Cordero Jr, Chris McCarron, Eclipse Awards, Eddie Maple, horse racing, Jacinto Vasquez, Jean Cruguet, Jean-Luc Samyn, Jockey Legends Day, jockeys, Jorge Velasquez, Jose Santos, Laffit Pincay Jr, Manny Ycaza, National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, New York, New York Racing Association, Nick Santagata, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, racetrack, Ramon Dominguez, Randy Romero, Richard Migliore, Robbie Davis, Ron Turcotte, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, thoroughbred, Travers Stakes, Triple Crowns  |  No Comments

Sixteen of the greatest riders in the history of Thoroughbred horse racing will gather at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, […]

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