Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby Tours

29Dec

Kentucky Derby winning trainer Jack Van Berg passes

By Clairenmike | December 29th, 2017 | Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Park, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours | Alysheba, Bill Mott, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Charlie Whittingham, Ferdinand, Frankie Brothers, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Park, horse racing, Jack Van Berg, Kentucky Derby, Loren Rettele, Oaklawn Park, Santa Anita Handicap, Tom Van Berg, trainer | Comments Off

A legendary figure in the annals of American racing, Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg passed away early this […]

24Dec

Two time Kentucky Derby winning Trainer Leroy Jolley passes

By Clairenmike | December 24th, 2017 | Churchill Downs, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, National Museum of Racing | Ark., Foolish Pleasure, Genuine Risk, Hall of Fame, Hot Springs, Kentucky Derby, LeRoy Jolley, Moody S. Jolley, Run for the Roses, thoroughbred racings, trainer, Triple Crown | Comments Off

It was confirmed by a family member that two time winning Kentucky Derby and Hall of Fame trainer LeRoy Jolley […]

19Dec

Views of Kentucky Derby Museum expansion

By Clairenmike | December 19th, 2017 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours | Churchill Downs, horse racing, James Graham Brown, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Kentucky Derby Tours, Louisville, renovation, thoroughbred | Comments Off

Last month, we told you about the exciting expansion planned for the Kentucky Derby Museum in 2018. The project is […]

06Dec

Secretariat Vox Populi Award online voting open

By Clairenmike | December 6th, 2017 | American Pharoah, California Chrome, Horse Racing, Penny Chenery, Secretariat, Vox Populi Award | American Pharoah, Arrogate, Ben's Cat, California Chrome, Gun Runner, kate tweedy, Lady Eli, Mucho Macho Man, patch, Paynter, Penny Chenery, Rapid Redux, Santa Anita Park, Secretariat, Secretariat.com, Songbird, Vox Populi, Zenyatta | Comments Off

Online voting is now open for the eighth annual winner of the Secretariat Vox Populi Award. Created by Secretariat’s late […]

28Nov

Third Annual Stallion Season Auction benefit on December 1st

By Clairenmike | November 28th, 2017 | Belmont Stakes, Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Lexington, Penny Chenery, Triple Crown | barry pearl, Chris McCarron, disabled jockeys, eddie donnally, Fasig-Tipton, Hall of Fame jockeys, jockeys, Jockeys and Jeans, Kentucky Derby, Pat Day, PDJF, Penny Chenery, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Sandy Hawley, Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Stallion Season Auction, Steve Cauthen, Triple Crown | Comments Off

On Friday, Dec. 1, beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET, the all-volunteer group founded by former jockeys will hold their third […]

26Nov

Visit with Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming

By Clairenmike | November 26th, 2017 | Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | #givingtuesday, always dreaming, Bodemeister, Dell Hancock, Elliott Walden, grayson-jockey club, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Kentucky Derby, Pioneerof the Nile, WinStar, winstar fan appreciation day, Winstar Farm | Comments Off

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and WinStar Farm announced today that WinStar will be the official sponsor of The WinStar-Grayson #GivingTuesday […]

24Nov

RMTC will auction racing halters for research grants on eBay

By Clairenmike | November 24th, 2017 | Always Dreaming, Auction, Horse Racing, Nyquist | Adena Springs, always dreaming, Arrogate, Asmussen Racing, Beholder, Calumet Farm, Claiborne Farm, Coolmore America, Corona Cartel, Country Life Farm, Dallas Stewart, Darby Dan Farm, Darley, Denali Stud, Doug O’Neill Racing, Empire Maker, Forever Unbridled, Fox Hill Farm, Funny Cide, Gainesway Farm, Ghostzapper, Girvin, Gun Runner, halters, Juddmonte, Lava Man, Lazy E Ranch, Lea, Malibu Moon, Mr. Brad Grady, Ms. Adele Dilschneider, Mucho Macho Man, Nyquist, Point Given, Rachel Alexandra, racing, Racing Medication and Testing Consortium, Serena’s Song, Shackleford, Songbird, Spendthrift Farm, stallion, Stonestreet Farms, Taylor Made Farm, The Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions, Uncle Mo, west point thoroughbreds, Winstar Farm | Comments Off

Between November 24 and December 1, the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium (RMTC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will auction off […]

22Nov

Happy Thanksgiving! 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens

By Clairenmike | November 22nd, 2017 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool | Avery Island, Copper Bullet, Dak Attack, Engage, Enticed, Firenze Fire, Free Drop Billy, Givemeaminit, Good Magic, Gotta Go, horse racing, horseplayers, Kentucky Derby, Lone Sailor, Mask, McKinzie, Mendelssohn, Montauk, Principe Guilherme, Quip, Solomini, Sporting Chance, Talent Scout, Tiz Mischief, Untamed Domain | Comments Off

The first of Churchill Downs’ four 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) pools kicks off its four-day run on Thanksgiving […]

17Nov

Kentucky Derby Tours visits Darley Farm

By Clairenmike | November 17th, 2017 | Breeders' Cup, Del Mar, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby Tours, Longines, Thoroughbred | 2018 stud fees, Bar of Gold, Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Darley, Darley at Jonabell, Kentucky, Medaglia d’Oro, Talismanic, Thoroughbred Breeding | Comments Off

One of the highlights of this years Kentucky Derby Tours was our visit to Darley Farm during Derby week this […]

12Nov

Telethons to raise funds for Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund

By Clairenmike | November 12th, 2017 | Horse Racing, Jockeys, Thoroughbred, TVG | horse racing, PDJF, Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund, The Jockeys' Guild, thoroughbred, TVG | Comments Off

The Jockeys’ Guild and Betfair TVG have announced a three-year agreement which includes a series of telethons to raise money […]