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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 ...
Prior to his tenure at Churchill Downs, Stone had called race meetings at Aqueduct Racetrack, Monmouth Park and Louisiana Downs. Stone, a two-time All-Star Announcer, grew into the game of horse racing at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. He spent three years writing for The Saratoga Special and The Keeneland Special at their ...
It took place on May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified through the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Mystik Dan won in a three-way photo finish, at 18:1 odds. He and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. held off late charges by Sierra Leone and Forever Young to reach the wire first by a ...
Seven horses died at Churchill Downs during the week of the Kentucky Derby, including two horses that died in undercard races on the day of the Derby. [5] Wild on Ice, a Derby contender, was hurt while training on April 27 and was euthanized. [14] [15] On April 29, Code of Kings died after flipping and breaking his neck. [5]
Four horses have died at Churchill Downs since last Thursday. On Saturday, Parents Pride, a 4-year-old filly trained by Joseph, was pulled up in the stretch and collapsed and died on the track.
Friday marked the week-old spring meet's first day with off conditions on Churchill Downs' upgraded surface installed last year as part of several safety changes that followed last spring’s spate of 12 deaths at the historic track. That total included seven horses in the week leading up to the Kentucky Derby and two on the Derby undercard.
The Belmont Stakes — to be run this year at a distance of 1 1/4 miles at Saratoga Race Course while Belmont Park undergoes renovations — will be contested June 8. Baffert is the winningest ...