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Have a Firecracker of a good time on the Fourth at Churchill [Sports]
By Josh Cook
Instead of lighting a firecracker and losing a finger or two on the Fourth of July, maybe you should just watch a Firecracker.
The Firecracker Handicap that is.
The Grade II turf race, which marks the return of 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to Churchill Downs, highlights Sunday's final day of the 42-day Spring Meet at the Central Ave. track.
Kiddari wins feature on final "Downs After Dark" of the summer [Sports]
By Josh Cook
Kiddari seems to like Churchill Downs, just like her momma.
The 4-year-old homebred daughter of 2004 Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones, won the feature race Friday night in front of a "Downs After Dark" record crowd of 32,481 at Churchill Downs.
Mine That Bird could race at Churchill Downs this weekend [Sports]
By Josh Cook
The last time we saw Mine That Bird the gelding was struggling to a ninth-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Classic last November.
The next time we see the 2009 Kentucky Derby winner racing again might be this weekend at Churchill Downs.
Mine That Bird had a "bullet" workout on the track Monday and could return there for his first post-Breeders' Cup race this weekend.
Rachel Alexandra picks up first win of the year [Sports]
By Josh Cook
Rachel Alexandra got back on track Saturday. And in a big way.
The reigning Horse of the Year rebounded from back-to-back defeats to win the $214,000 Grade II Fleur de Lis Handicap for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs.
Rachel cruised to a 10 1/2-length victory over Distinctive Dixie, covering the 1 1/8 miles in 1 minute 48.78 seconds - just shy of a track record for that distance.
Breeders' Cup returning to Churchill in 2011 [Sports]
By Josh Cook
For the first time in consecutive years, and for a record eighth time, the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships will be held at Churchill Downs it was announced Friday morning.
Breeders' Cup will end under the lights at Churchill Downs [Sports]
By Josh Cook
Even casual horse-racing fans knew after May 1's 136th Kentucky Derby that it was only a matter of time before Churchill Downs ran a big race under the lights.
That time will be Nov. 5-6 in the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Races will finish at approximately 7:30 p.m. on the first day, while the second day of horse racing's Super Bowl will conclude with the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at around 6:45 p.m.
Super Saver to start Preakness from No. 8 post; Lookin At Lucky in No. 7 [Sports]
By Josh Cook
Calvin Borel won't be coming off the rail, at least early on, in Saturday's 135th Preakness Stakes.
That's because the jockey and Super Saver, the horse he won the 136th Kentucky Derby on, will start from the No. 8 position in the 12-horse field at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore as determined by this late afternoon's post position draw. The Todd Pletcher-trained WinStar Farm's horse is the early 5-2 favorite in the 1 3/16-mile second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown.
Super Saver looks primed for Preakness [Sports]
By Josh Cook
If Monday is any indication it looks like Super Saver has plenty saved up for Saturday's Preakness.
In his first workout since winning the 136th Kentucky Derby, the colt worked three furlongs in an easy and breezy 36.60 seconds with jockey Calvin Borel aboard at Churchill Downs.
"I was very pleased with the work," trainer Todd Pletcher said. "We are very encouraged by what we've seen since the Derby from him. Everything is good. I got him in 36 (seconds) and out in 49.
Derby is becoming Borel's race [Kentucky Derby]
By Josh Cook
The Kentucky Derby is quickly becoming Calvin Borel's race.
The lovable jockey with the Louisiana drawl captured his third Run for the Roses in the last four years - becoming the first rider to achieve that - Saturday aboard Super Saver in the 136th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
General Quarters edges Court Vision in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic [Kentucky Derby]
By Josh Cook
General Quarters out-dueled favored Court Vision to win the 24th running of the $578,100 Grade I Woodford Reserve Turf Classic by a neck in the 10th race Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs.
Rafael Bejarano rallied the horse, who was 10th in the Kentucky Derby last year, past Court Vision in the mid-stretch. Running on the inside, General Quarters overtook Court Vision at the sixteenth pole and held on, covering the 1 1/8 miles in 1 minute, 53.42 seconds on the "yielding" Matt Winn Turf Course.
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