From Bowling Green Daily News Posted: 7/6/16 After 26 years of being the only European-style race course in North America, Kentucky Downs owners and management have decided to upgrade the Franklin attraction. The construction project plans to make dramatic changes to the facility through expansion and renovations of the exterior and interior designs to create something [...]
Chance Moquett (son of 2016 Derby trainer Ron Moquett) and Bailey Romans (daughter of 2016 Derby trainer Dale Romans) on WHAS-11 last Kentucky Oaks Day with prominent Louisville radio and TV personality Tony Vanetti. (Photo by Jennie Rees) From Kentucky HBPA news release Posted: 6/29/16 #KyDerbyKids - the acclaimed social-media initiative where the [...]
From Keeneland news release Posted: 6/20/16 Keeneland will offer 17 graded stakes worth $5.275 million during its 2016 Fall Meet, to be held Oct. 7-29, which kicks off with nine graded stakes presented as part of the track’s prestigious Fall Stars Weekend. Eight Fall Meet stakes are Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” events [...]
Corey Lanerie (Photo by Coady Photography) From Ellis Park news release Posted: 6/17/16 With the return of 10-time Churchill Downs leading rider Corey Lanerie, Ellis Park features its most accomplished jockey colony as the 94-year-old western Kentucky track runs its 2016 meeting July 2-Sept. 5. Lanerie, also a two-time meet leader at Keeneland, [...]
Creator (green cap) wins the Belmont Stakes * Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photography From Kentucky HBPA news release Posted: 6/12/2016 As Steve Asmussen awaits induction into horse racing’s Hall of Fame in August, Creator’s victory in Saturday’s 148th Belmont Stakes is the perfect illustration of the team behind the record-setting trainer. Creator, owned by [...]
Ellis Park (Photo by Coady Photography) From Ellis Park news release Posted: 5/31/16 Ellis Park president Ron Geary, well-versed as a horse player and handicapper, is betting that this summer will be his best meet since buying the track nestled on the Ohio River in 2006. In fact, by featuring enhanced purses for [...]
Nyquist wins the Kentucky Derby (Photo by Coady Photography) From Churchill Downs news release Posted: 5/9/16 Reddam Racing’s Nyquist took the lead from Gun Runner in the upper stretch, opened a daylight margin and had more than enough to hold off Exaggerator by 1 1/4 lengths to win the 142nd running of the [...]
From Kentucky HBPA news release Posted: 5/2/16 Horse trainers’ kids might be the ultimate insiders in a Kentucky Derby camp, and they’ll be sharing their up-close-and-personal experiences, insights, hopes and even handicapping on @KyHBPA, the Twitter feed of Kentucky’s largest horsemen’s group, during Derby Week. In a venture overseen by Hall of Fame turf journalist [...]
From Bloodhorse.com Posted 4/11/16 Keeneland will begin its spring meet with a bump in overnight purses, but track officials hope it's the start of steady growth made possible by revenue from Lexington's historical race wagering facility. Historical racing machines, which are regulated by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and considered pari-mutuel, began operating last September [...]
From Churchill Downs news release Posted: 4/7/2016 Reddam Racing LLC’s reigning 2-year-old champion Nyquist (#16), who extended his record to seven wins without a loss with his emphatic victory in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (Grade I), stood as the strong 3-1 favorite to win the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) [...]