Tammaro takes over as Keeneland's morning-line maker

A spokesperson for the racetrack said they believe the earlier bettors have information, the more handicapping they do. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing's marquee event on May 4, a switch intended to provide better handicapping information for…

Locked, who checked in third as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile behind stablemate Fierceness on Nov. 3 at Santa Anita, recorded his first timed workout since the race on Saturday at Turfway Park. The son of Gun Runner, who won his first two starts, including the Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland on Oct. 7, worked four furlongs in 48.8…

If it's Friday, it's time for another end-of-the-week installment of Dad's Hat Happy Hour Handicapping. We have an unusually good lineup today, with a quartet of stakes races in New York and Kentucky, all of which have cocktail-friendly, late-afternoon post times. We expect fine fall weather, and fast dirt and firm turf, in all races, so pour…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: G1-Placed Generous Tipper Returns in Sunday's Street Sense Stakes (Generous Tipper / Coady Photography) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: GRADE I-PLACED GENEROUS TIPPER LEADS ULTRA-COMPETITIVE FIELD IN SUNDAY'S $200000 STREET SENSE ON OPENING DAT AT CHURCHILL DOWNS Walking L Thoroughbreds' Generous Tipper, the recent…

Forte, shown winning the'22 Hopeful Stakes, missed the first two legs of the Triple Crown, but is favorite for Saturday's Belmont Stakes. Photo courtesy of New York Racing Association June 9 (UPI) -- A three-day weekend packed with important stakes races is on tap at Belmont Park, including the finale of the U.S. Triple Crown and the start of…

Forte has been installed as the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby following his thrilling victory in last month's Group 1 Florida Derby. However, last year's champion juvenile will face fierce competition from stablemate Tapit Trice, Arkansas Derby winner Angel of Empire, Japanese runner Derma Sotogake and various other elite three-year-olds. The…

G3 Jeff Ruby Steaks Draw: Major Dude Is a Major Factor (Major Dude / Coady Photography & Courtesy of Turfway Park) From the Turfway Park Media Team / Kevin Kerstein: Spendthrift Farm's multiple graded stakes winning 3-year-old Major Dude headlines a talented field of 12 colts and geldings that were entered in Saturday's 52running of the $700000…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: 148th Running of Clark'Cap Commemorates Exterminator's Win From the Churchill Downs Media Team: 148 RUNNING OF CLARK MARKS 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF EXTERMINATOR'S HISTORIC VICTORY It's been 100 years since Willis Kilmer's famed Exterminator rallied to a 1 ½-length victory in the 1922 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. At…

Juddmonte's multiple graded stakes winner Set Piece was tabbed as the 2-1 morning line choice by morning line odds maker Mike Battaglia in Sunday's 43 running of the Grade 3, $300000 River City at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The River City is one of three stakes events on the program. Run at 1 1/8 miles on turf, the River City will go as the…

Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: Sconsin Returns in Sunday's Dream Supreme Stakes (Sconsin / Photos by Coady Photography) From the Churhcill Downs Media Team: Lloyd Madison Farm's growing broodmare band will add another member to their roster with their homebred Sconsin, who has a date with 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner in a few months. The…

One week after racing's biggest stars contested the Breeders' Cup, the sport's hard knockers are featured Saturday under the Twin Spires. Intrepid Heart is the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the 2022 running of the $175000 Claiming Crown Jewel. Post time from Churchill Downs is 5:35 p.m. EST, with the race shown on FS2. The Claiming Crown features…

A sentimental renewal of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and the turf marathon known as the Sycamore Stakes will put Keeneland's grass course front and center during the second week of its Fall Meeting. Friday's $300000 Sycamore is three weeks and a day out from the Breeders' Cup Turf and could provide a member or two to that field. The…

LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Juddmonte's multiple graded stakes winner Fulsome will attempt to tally his third victory at Churchill Downs in Saturday's $300000 Ack Ack, and trainer Brad Cox hopes the 4-year-old Into Mischief colt will have a good pace set-up in the one-mile event. Fulsome has won eight races in his career and most recently closed from three…

Lothenbach Stables' Bell's the One will meet her rival Sconsin for the eighth time Saturday in the $300000 Open Mind Stakes at Churchill Downs, and trainer Neil Pessin hopes she can avenge her defeat from last year's race. Bell's the One got the better of Sconsin by 2 1/2 lengths in the Lady Tak one month ago. In last year's Open Mind, Bell's the…

On Saturday, September 17, nine two-year-old colts will stretch out to 1 1/16 miles in the Iroquois Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. The event holds two designations: it is a challenge event for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and also the first prep race for the 2022 Kentucky Derby, offering points on a 10-4-2-1 scale to the top four finishers.

The beginning of the official Road to the Kentucky Derby begins on September 17 at Churchill Downs and is the first leg of the 34 races that mark the United States portion of this illustrious journey, which is the 148th consecutive year that thoroughbred racing meet to crown and Kentucky Derby winner on May 7, 2023. The "Road to the Kentucky…

Churchill Downs Ready To Pop Gate on September Meet (Set Piece gets a morning bath at Churchill Downs / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs at 5 p.m. (all times Eastern) as the famed…

There is plenty of great horse racing across America on Thursday, including at Kentucky Downs race track. We have been in form with our picks for a long time and have made a profit of+297.6 units with our race selections to our recommended stakes dating back to August 5, 2021. Let's keep it rolling! Here are our best bets for today's action at…

Cox Hopes That Set Piece Is "Set" For Saturday's G1 Arlington Million Stakes (Set Piece / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Set Piece (GB) arrived in the United States two years ago to the care of multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox and since then owner Juddmonte has been rewarded with seven victories. The…

Set Piece (GB) arrived in the United States two years ago to the care of multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Brad Cox, and since then owner Juddmonte has been rewarded with seven victories. The one missing link in Set Piece's résumé is a Grade 1 win but Cox hopes that could change in Saturday's $1 million Arlington Million (G1) at Churchill…

Godolphin's Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade 1) winner Santin will face six fellow turf specialists, including Cannon Thoroughbreds' 2021 Shoemaker Mile (GI) hero Smooth Like Strait, in Saturday's 39th running of the $1 million Arlington Million (Grade 1) at Churchill Downs. Thanks to cooperation from Ellis Park, the Kentucky Horse Racing…

A Triple Crown sweep lies silent this year with Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike side-stepping Saturday's Preakness Stakes. But a trio of big-time talents make this year's middle jewel a fabulous, triple-threat race. Kentucky Derby runner-up and beaten favorite Epicenter was installed as the 6-5 morning-line favorite by Pimlico oddsmaker Keith…

The Race to the KY Derby Is On: A Look at the Various Roadtrips (Secret Oath / Photo by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team: Kentucky Derby fans across the world will be eyeing Hot Springs, Ark. on Saturday as outstanding 3-year-old filly Secret Oath, trained by 86-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, will take on the boys…

The post position draw sponsored by Twinspires for the 2020 Kentucky Derby was Tuesday morning from Churchill Downs, and the Sept. 5 race has another record to review. Tiz the Law, winner of six of his seven starts, is the shortest-priced morning line favorite since 1989 when Easy Goer (4/5) finished second on a muddy track to winner Sunday…

Ron Winchell's Just Wicked, impressive winner of the $200000 Adirondack (Grade II) at Saratoga four weeks ago, headlines a field of eight 2-year-old fillies entered for Saturday's 47th running of the $200000 Pocahontas (GII) at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/16-mile race is the richest of four stakes events on an 11-race opening weekend card at the famed…