Kentucky Derby Trail

By Darren Rogers —- FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER OF YEAR OPENS THURSDAY; INDEPENDENCE HALL, STORM THE COURT LISTED AT 12-1 ON MORNING LINE Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Also On Tap; Both Pools Close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Nov. 25, 2019) –...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019) – The official “Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve” will begin Saturday, Sept. 14 at the home of America’s greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the $200,000 Iroquois (Grade III) for...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, April 15, 2019) – Arkansas Derby (Grade I) runner-up Improbable, along with third-place finisher Country House and sixth-place finisher Long Range Toddy, arrived at Churchill Downs on Monday morning following a flight from...

Kevin Kerstein/Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 3, 2019) – Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable, Christopher Dunn, Rose Petal Stable and Foard Wilgis’ recent private purchase Hoffa’s Union, a 15 ½-length maiden winner at Laurel and entrant in Saturday’s $750,000...

By Darren Rogers —- Bellafina Favored in Lone Oaks Future Over ‘All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies’ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, March 10, 2019) – Eight weeks in advance of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), the pari-mutuel field of “All Other...

By Darren Rogers —- Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Runs Concurrently, Betting Menu Includes Oaks/Derby Future Double LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, March. 5, 2019) – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Grade I-winning duo of Game Winner and Improbable along with last weekend’s...