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By Kevin Kerstein —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 24, 2020) – Owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey won their unprecedented 500th career race at Churchill Downs on Sunday when 5-year-old gelding Spanned prevailed in the third race. The Ramseys, multiple Eclipse Award winners who race...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Maxfield; Churchill Downs Photo Maxfield proved that he has grown from being a good 2-year-old to maybe a great 3-year-old. The son of Street Sense easily powered by some over-matched talent to take the Matt Winn at Churchill Downs on...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 22, 2020) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that two races would be added to the “Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve,” the series of races that could produce a starter in America’s...

By Amy Gregory —- LEXINGTON, KY (May 22, 2020) – Keeneland has submitted a request to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission’s Race Dates Committee for a five-day Summer Meet, to be held Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. Under the current safety protocols, the Summer...

By Ric Francis —- Race 7) 1&1/16th Mile.Shawnee S. Purse $100,000 FILLIES AND MARES, FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. Post Time: ( 4:08)/ 3:08/ 2:08/ 1:08 8) She’s a Julie (Asmussen/Santana); 5-year-old by Elusive Quality returns to her preferred track and distance,...

By Ed Golden —- FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020 MANDELLA EYES MEMORIAL DAY TO REMEMBER O’NEILL HAS A LIVE TRIO IN GRADE III DAYTONA PRAT’S ‘PICK SIX’ WAS MORE THAN JUST WINNING SHOE MILE HEADS 2020 BC CHALLENGE SERIES SHOOTERS SHOOT SANTA ANITA DERBY HOPEFUL MANDELLA GIRDS FOR BIG...

By Rick Francis —- A field of twelve aspiring 3-year-olds look to garner valuable Kentucky Derby points in the running of the Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes. A mile and sixteenth is the distance for this $150k contest and as like last weekend note track conditions as rain once...

By Keith McCalmont —- Max Player breezes in preparation for G1 Belmont Stakes Mr. Buff targeting $125K Commentator Clement barn eyeing several stakes at Belmont ELMONT, N.Y. – George E. Hall’s Max Player will race out of his own barn as one of the local hopes in...

By Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Writer —- Santa Anita Picks May 23, 2020 Two stakes races, the G3 Daytona and the G2 Charles Whittingham, anchor a nine-race card at Santa Anita on Saturday, May 23rd. The barns at Santa Anita are occupied primarily by California-based...

By Kevin Kerstein —- WALSH ANXIOUSLY AWAITING MAXFIELD’S RETURN IN SATRUDAY’S $150,000 MATT WINN IMPORTANT NOTE: To download video interviews from trainers Brendan Walsh and Greg Foley, visit: https://we.tl/t-AKTEoMI2rl. Please credit: Churchill Downs LOUISVILLE, Ky....