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06Mar

Four Jockeys are finalists for National Museum’s Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 6th, 2015 | Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Park, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown | Alabama, American Pharoah, Aqueduct, Belmont Stakes, Bing Crosby, Blue Grass, Breeders’ Cup Distaff, California Chrome, Carter Handicap, Charismatic, Chris Antley, Coaching Club American Oaks, Corey Nakatani, Craig Perret, Del Mar Debutante, Del Mar Futurity, Del Mar Oaks, Eclipse Award, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Hall of Fame, Hollywood Derby, Horse of the Year, horse racing fans, Jerome Handicap, Jockey Club Gold Cup, jockeys, Kentucky Derby winner, Laffit Pincay Jr, Louisiana Derby, Manhattan Handicap, Meadowlands, National Museum of Racing, Pacific Classic, Pat O’Brien Handicap, Pimlico Special, Preakness Stakes, Queen's Plate, Run for the Roses, San Felipe, Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita Oaks, Saratoga Springs, Shoemaker Mile, Strike the Gold, Travers, Triple Crown, Unbridled, Victor Espinoza, Vosburgh, War Emblem, Wood Memorial, Woodward | Comments Off

Four jockeys are among the 10 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2015 Hall of Fame ballot, as selected […]

26Mar

2014 Kentucky Derby Future Pool 4 this weekend

By Clairenmike | March 26th, 2014 | 2014 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized | Albano, Art Sherman, Bayern, Bobby’s Kitten, Cairo Prince, California Chrome, Candy Boy, Chitu, Churchill Downs, Constitution, Florida Derby, General a Rod, Hoppertunity, In Trouble, Intense Holiday, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Louisiana Derby, Meydan Racecourse, Midnight Hawk, Mike Battaglia, Ride on Curlin, Ring Weekend, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Run for the Roses, Samraat, Santa Anita Derby, Social Inclusion, Strong Mandate, Tapiture, UAE Derby, Uncle Sigh, Vicar's In Trouble, We Miss Artie, Wildcat Red | Comments Off

Churchill Downs Press release – With just under six weeks to go until the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby […]

14Mar

National Museum of Racing’s 2014 Hall of Fame nominees

By Clairenmike | March 14th, 2014 | Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes | 2014 Hall of Fame ballot, Alabama, Alex Solis, Ashado, Belmont Stakes, Bet Twice, Bing Crosby Handicap, Blue Grass Stakes, Breeders' Cup, Carter Handicap, Charismatic, Chris Antley, Clark Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Craig Perret, Curlin, Dubai World Cup, Eclipse Award, Fastig-Tipton Sales Pavilion, Florida Derby, Garrett Gomez, Gary Jones, George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Haskell, Hollywood Derby, Hopeful, Jerome Handicap, Jockey Club Gold Cup, jockeys, Kentucky Derby winner, Kentucky Oaks, Kona Gold, Louisiana Derby, Malibu, Manhattan Handicap, Metropolitan Handicap, National Museum of Racing, Pacific Classic, Preakness, Queen's Plate, Run for the Roses, Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, Saratoga Springs, Snow Chief, Stephen Foster, Steve Asmussen, Strike the Gold, thoroughbreds, trainers, Travers, Unbridled, Whitney Handicap, Wood Memorial, Woodward, Xtra Heat | Comments Off

Four jockeys, four Thoroughbreds and two trainers comprise the 10 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2014 Hall of […]

28Feb

Is Intense Holiday really our 5 night Kentucky Derby Tour?

By Clairenmike | February 28th, 2014 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Triple Crown | Albano, Bob Baffert, first Saturday in May, Hoppertunity, Intense Holiday, Jack Wolf, Jimmy Barnes, Ken and Sarah Ramsey, Kentucky Derby point standings, Kentucky Derby prep races, Kentucky Derby Tour, Larry Jones, Louisiana Derby, Louisville, Mike Maker, Mike Pegram, Mike Smith, Risen Star Stakes, Rosie Napravnik, Southern hospitality, Starlight Racing’s, The Fairgrounds, Todd Pletcher, Triple Crown, Vicar in Trouble | Comments Off

Is Intense Holiday really our 5 night Kentucky Derby Tour? All kidding aside. Intense Holiday hit the top of the […]

11Feb

1700 mile promo road trip for Mine That Bird Derby movie cast and crew

By Clairenmike | February 11th, 2014 | Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Mine That Bird | ’50-1′, 1700 mile tour, 2009 Kentucky Derby, 2009 Kentucky Derby winner, Arkansas Derby, Calvin Borel, Chip Woolley, Christian Kane, Churchill Downs, Director Jim Wilson, jockey, Kentucky Derby, Louisiana Derby, Mine That Bird, movie, New Mexico, Oaklawn Park, promo tour, Skeet Ulrich, Sunland Park, the Fair Grounds, trainer | Comments Off

As we said in a blog weeks ago, ’50-1′, a movie about Mine That Bird’s exciting victory in the 2009 […]

01Feb

Chart of 25 years of Kentucky Derby prep races

By Clairenmike | February 1st, 2014 | Animal Kingdom, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Prep Races | Arkansas Derby, Besilu Stables, Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby, Louisiana Derby, Santa Anita Derby, Sunland Derby, Wood Memorial | Comments Off

The Bloodhorse Magazine made this wonderful chart for horse racing fans of the past 25 years of Kentucky Derby prep […]

06Sep

2013-14 Road to the Kentucky Derby Point System

By admin | September 6th, 2013 | 2014 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Santa Anita Park | Aqueduct, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Churchill Downs, Delta Downs, Fair Grounds, Florida Derby, Golden Gate, Gulfstream Park, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky derby prep, Louisiana Derby, Meydan Racecourse, Oaklawn Park, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Santa Anita Park, Sunland Park, Tampa Bay Derby, Tampa Bay Downs, Turfway Park, UAE Derby, Woodbine | Comments Off

There have been some changes to the 2013-14 Road to the Kentucky Derby. The point system which started last year […]

01Apr

New 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings as of March 30

By Clairenmike | April 1st, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Kentucky Derby Prep Races, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, 2013 Kentucky Derby winner, 2013 Triple Crown, Aidan O'Brien, Al Stall Jr, Black Onyx, Bob Baffert, Code West, D. Wayne Lukas, Dallas Stewart, David Marnani, Den's Legacy, Departing, Doug O'Neill, Dynamic Sky, Eddie Plesa Jr, Edward Plesa Jr, Elleval, Falling Sky, first Saturday in May, Flashback, Florida Derby, Golden Soul, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Hear The Ghost, Henry Dominguez, Itsmyluckyday, Java's War, Jerry Hollendorfer, John Terranova, John Terranova II, Kelly Breen, Kenny McPeek, Lines of Battle, Louisiana Derby, Mark Casse, Merit Man, Mylute, Orb, Oxbow, Revolutionary, Road to the Kentucky Derby, Robert Hess Jr, Rudy Rodriguez, Saeed bin Suroor, Secret Number, Shanghai Bobby, Show Some Magic, Shug McGaughey, Speak Logistics, Todd Pletcher, Tom Amoss, UAE Derby, Uncaptured, Verrazano, Vyjack, West Hills Giant, Will Take Charge | Comments Off

The weekend races gave us a new point leader on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and added a few […]

28Mar

UAE, Florida and Louisiana Derbys to be televised Saturday

By Clairenmike | March 28th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, 2013 Kentucky Derby prep race, Churchill Downs, HRTV, Kentucky Derby, NBC | 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings, Are You Kidding Me, Code West, Dubai, first Saturday in May, Florida Derby, Frac Daddy, Golden Soul, Hip Four Sixtynine, HRTV, Indy’s Illusion, Itsmyluckyday, Jay Privman, Kentucky Derby prep races, Louisiana Derby, Merit Man, Meydan Racecourse, Mylute, Narvaez, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Orb, Palace Malice, Pick of the Litter, Pontiff, Proud Strike, Revolutionary, Richard Migliore, Run for the Roses, Shanghai Bobby, Sunbeam, Todd Schrupp, TVG, UAE Derby | Comments Off

There are three BIG races this Saturday around the world with 510 points towards the 2013 Kentucky Derby point standings. […]

18Mar

Will Stevens be a Kentucky Derby jockey or racing analyst?

By Clairenmike | March 18th, 2013 | 2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, HRTV, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Secretariat, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | 2013 Kentucky Derby prep races, Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, Florida Derby, Gary Stevens, jockey, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby 2013, Louisiana Derby, Louisville, NBC, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Triple Crown, Wood Memorial | Comments Off

Jockey Gary Stevens has piloted three winners of the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. In addition he has two […]