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May 2, 2024 at 1:03 PM LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two horses fell and unseated their riders in the second race at Churchill Downs on Thursday, two days before the historic track hosts the 150th ...
Iroquois Stakes (Churchill Downs) Fall Kentucky Juvenile Stakes: Spring Edgewood Stakes: Spring Eight Belles Stakes: Spring Locust Grove Stakes: Spring Louisville Stakes: Spring Lukas Classic Stakes: Fall Pucker Up Stakes: Summer Regret Stakes: Spring River City Handicap: Fall Commonwealth Turf Stakes: Fall Street Sense Stakes: Fall Pocahontas ...
The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby.
The injury was believed to have occurred on May 4 during the Alysheba Stakes on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs, when Perfect Drift placed fourth behind Wanderin Boy. He underwent surgery to repair this injury (the insertion of a screw) in the fall of 2007 and was then placed in the care of trainer Richard Mandella. In late March 2008, it was ...
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 ...
Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths, including seven in the days leading ...
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 ]
Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located within the city limits of Florence, Kentucky, about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Ohio River at Cincinnati.The track conducts live Thoroughbred horse racing during two meets each year—Holiday (December), and Winter/Spring (January to late March/early April)—and offers year-round simulcast wagering from tracks across the continent.