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Kentucky Derby future wager pool opens this weekend [Kentucky Derby]
Churchill Downs will offer its first of three Kentucky Derby future wagering pools this weekend. Pool 1 will be open from February 10 through February 12. Pool 2 will be open from March 2 through March 4 and the final pool, Pool 3, will run from March 30 through April 1. Only one pool will be offered for Kentucky Oaks future wagering. It will run concurrently with Derby Future Wager Pool 2.
Come celebrate the Kentucky Derby's history and legacy!
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On Thursday, April 26th at 7 PM, Carmichael's will host author James C. Nicholson for a reading and signing of his new book "The Kentucky Derby : How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event." Nicholson provides an intriguing and thorough history of the Kentucky Derby, examining the tradition, spectacle, culture, and evolution of the Kentucky Derby—the brightest jewel of the Triple Crown. Please join us!
397 horses nominated to the Triple Crown [Kentucky Derby]
397 horses are now eligible for the Triple Crown series through the early nomination process. Only horses made eligible to the Triple Crown can compete in the Kentucky Derby (May 5th), Preakness Stakes (May 19th), or Belmont Stakes (June 11th). The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 and will include four also eligibles this year. The Derby field is comprised of the horses with the most graded stakes earnings.
Longshot I’ll Have Another romps in the Robert B. Lewis [Kentucky Derby]
I’ll Have Another, the longest price on the board at odds of 43-1, easily won the Grade 2 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis stakes at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Sitting comfortably in second throughout the 1 1/16 mile race, Doug O’Neil’s I’ll Have Another made his move around the turn and overtook the lead from Isn’t He Clever going into the stretch. I’ll Have Another finished 2 ¾ lengths in front of Empire Way, who was another 2 ¾ lengths in front of Groovin’ Solo.
Kentucky Derby hopefuls begin their road to Louisville in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes [Kentucky Derby]
A field of eight three-year-olds are set to compete in the Grade 2 $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Saturday’s 1 1/16 mile race will be run on the dirt at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
Bob Baffert, who’s won this race three times, will send out a pair of runners. Liaison and Sky Kingdom both hold impressive resumes.
Derby City Film Festival
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The Derby City Film Festival is Louisville's Largest International Independent Film Festival of ALL genres! Short films, feature films, foreign films, documentaries and more! The DCFF has been dedicated to promoting independent film in Louisville and the region since 2008. The 2012 Festival will run February 17th - 19th and will be held at The Clifton Center. 56 films from 17 Countries will be showcased including; 8 World Premieres, 5 US Premieres, 28 KY Premieres and 24 International films. A full slate of workshops and filmmaker Q&A's are also planned for the festival. For more information about the all the festival events, visit our website at www.derbycityfilmfest.com See what you've been missing!
F.A.T.E. plans Derby preview handicapping seminar [Sports]
Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts (F.A.T.E.), an organization created by Courier-Journal writer Jennie Rees and thoroughbred owner Beth Condren, will hold its first meeting of the year on Sunday, January 29 at the Churchill Downs sixth-floor media center from 2 – 6 p.m. Rees and Condren created the organization to "demystify horse racing by using fun, social settings to teach women about the sport." This is the second year the group has hosted an event in the media center.
F.A.T.E. (Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts) Handicapping Seminar
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Join Prospect, Ky., horse enthusiast Beth Condren and Courier-Journal writer Jennie Rees on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. in Churchill Downs’ sixth-floor media center. This is the first event for 2012 of F.A.T.E. (Females Are Thoroughbred Enthusiasts), the networking initiative we created to demystify horse racing for women in fun, social settings.
Females of all ages and levels of horse racing knowledge are welcome. We’ll talk about how to read the program, present some betting strategies and answer any questions you might have about horse racing in general. Our expert guests will handicap Gulfstream Park’s Holy Bull Stakes, a major Derby prep race that afternoon that is expected to include Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Hansen, and discuss possible Derby contenders from across the country.
There is no additional charge beyond Churchill’s simulcasting general admission cost ($3). Concessions, including alcoholic beverages, will be available for purchase.
For more information and to RSVP, email us at fatefans2012@yahoo.com. Please include name(s), number of attendees and any questions you might have so we can be sure to answer them at the event. We’ll send you more information when you RSVP.
Kentucky Derby 138 – Graded stakes schedule [Sports]
The Kentucky Derby is only three months away. Yes, only three months. That may sound like a lot of time to some, but for a horse hopeful of filling one of the 20 slots in the Derby field that means that he (or she) has about three races in which to earn enough graded stakes to make the limited field. The 20 horses with the most graded stakes will have the opportunity to run in the Kentucky Derby.
Night of Derby
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Night of Derby at the Galt House Hotel is the Derby party you don’t want to miss. Night of Derby will feature a live band, passed hors d’oeuvres and limited top-shelf libations. This is the mare-of-all-derby-parties. We will be benefiting the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. For more information please call 1-800-939-4258.
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