Churchill Downs

15Sep

Always Dreaming to WinStar Farms upon retirement

By Clairenmike  |  September 15th, 2017  |  2017 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby  |  always dreaming, Bodemeister, breeding, Kentucky Derby, Saratoga Race Course, Winstar Farm  |  No Comments

WinStar Farm has acquired the breeding rights to Always Dreaming and will stand the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner upon his […]

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08Sep

Jill Byrne to emcee TOBA National Awards Dinner

By Clairenmike  |  September 8th, 2017  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown  |  Adena Springs, Blood-Horse, breeding, Calumet Farm, FLAIR Equine Nasal Strips, H.E. "Tex" Sutton Forwarding Company, Jackson Family Wines, Jill Byrne, Kentucky Derby, KY, Lexington, National HBPA, Stoll Keenon Ogden, The Horse, The Stronach Group, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, thoroughbred racing, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, TOBA National Awards Dinner, Triple Crown, West 6th Brewing  |  No Comments

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced that Jill Byrne will emcee the 32nd annual TOBA National Awards Dinner on […]

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20Aug

Kentucky Derby Museum will host an Eclipse Viewing Tour on August 21

By Clairenmike  |  August 20th, 2017  |  American Pharoah, Churchill Downs, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Secretariat, Thoroughbred  |  American Pharoah, August 21, Churchill Downs, Horse of the Year, horse racing, jockey, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Museum, racehorses, Secretariat, thoroughbred, trainer  |  No Comments

Kentucky will soon be the center of the universe for all things eclipse-related. But of course, the commonwealth is also […]

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28Jul

Zenyatta, ‘Queen of Racing” free screening at Del Mar on July 29

By Clairenmike  |  July 28th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Del Mar  |  Ann and Jerry Moss, Del Mar, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, DMTC, horse racing, thoroughbred, Zenyatta  |  No Comments

A movie that tells the story of one of the greatest race mares of all time – Zenyatta – will […]

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13Jun

2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb sires his first winner

By Clairenmike  |  June 13th, 2017  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Calumet Farm, Claiborne Farm, Earth, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Gulfstream Park, Orb, sire, Todd Pletcher, trainer  |  No Comments

Claiborne Farm’s freshmen sire Orb had his first winner June 11 when Earth won his debut at Gulfstream Park. Eclipse […]

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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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11May

Former Derby Runners Have Varied Second Careers

By Clairenmike  |  May 11th, 2017  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Thoroughbred  |  Barbaro, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, Phantom on Tour, Sam P, Silver Charm, Steppenwolfer, thoroughbred, Twin Spires  |  No Comments

By Eric Shea – The Bloodhorse On the first Saturday in May in 2006, crossing the finish line 8 1/2 […]

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06May

It’s Derby Day!

By Clairenmike  |  May 6th, 2017  |  2017 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Unbridled Eve  |  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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05May

Get ready to sing ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ on Saturday

By Clairenmike  |  May 5th, 2017  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby  |  Behave Yourself, Churchill Downs, Courier-Journal, Damon Runyon, Derby Day, horses, Kentuckians, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, lyrics, My Old Kentucky Home, paddock, post parade, Public Ledger, Run for the Roses, song, Stephen Foster, Stephen Foster Handicap, University of Louisville Marching Band  |  No Comments

While you are working on your vocals – here is a little history and the lyrics of “My Old Kentucky […]

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03May

Fundraiser for Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund on Derby Day

By Clairenmike  |  May 3rd, 2017  |  2017 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby  |  Arlington Park, Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, Finger Lakes, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, Keeneland, Kentucky Downs, Laurel Park, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Louisiana Downs, Parx Racing, Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund, Prairie Meadows, Remington Park, Sam Houston Race Park, Santa Anita Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Turfway Park, Wyoming Horse Racing, Zia Park  |  No Comments

For the third consecutive year, tracks and racing venues will participate in a Kentucky Derby Day Silent Auction to benefit […]

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