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12:15 p.m.: NBC, Churchill Downs extend broadcast partnership. Churchill Downs Incorporated and NBC Sports on Saturday announced an extension of their partnership that will see the Kentucky Derby ...
The 150th Kentucky Oaks, the second biggest day of racing at Churchill Downs, is finally here.And today is all about the ladies. The Oaks, sponsored by Longines, is a $1.5 Million Grade 1 stakes ...
Follow Lexington Herald-Leader writers and photographers and others at the track for Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. Race time is 6:57 p.m. EDT.
Churchill Downs 3 May 2024 La Troienne Stakes: I $1,000,000 4&up f&m 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: Dirt Churchill Downs 3 May 2024 Kentucky Derby: I $5,000,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles: Dirt Churchill Downs 4 May 2024 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes: II $569,770 3&up open 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs: Turf Churchill Downs 4 May 2024 Churchill Downs Stakes: I ...
The event was named after the official state bird of Kentucky, the Northern cardinal.. The event was inaugurated on 23 November 1974, as the Kentucky Cardinal Stakes as a 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles dirt race for three year olds and was won by veterinarian Albert F. Polk Jr's Cut the Talk, who was trained by Ohio native James E. (Jim) Morgan [1] and ridden by Darrell Brown in a time of 1:45 1 ⁄ 5.
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was prominent in Kentucky for many years. [ 1 ]
Mint juleps. Like most big parties, weddings, and special events, the Kentucky Derby has its own special drink. The mint julep—a delightful concoction of bourbon, mint, sugar, simple syrup, and ...
The Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the last week of November at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.A Grade II event, the race is open to two-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt, and is a Road to the Kentucky Derby race, offering points to the top four horses towards being one of the 18 horses eligible ...