The sudden death of the wife of the perennial leading jockey at Churchill Downs has thrown the racing community here and beyond into a deep state of grief as its members struggle to come to terms with their loss.
Trainer Phil Bauer will take a shot at something different when Madison's Luna runs Sunday at Churchill Downs in the $62,000 feature, a second-level allowance for 3-year-olds going a mile on turf.
Trainer Ian Wilkes still has the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Churchill as the year-end goal for McCraken, but he’ll be taking a slight diversion from his original plan for the standout 4-year-old by stretching him out in a longer race.
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas said Bravazo is ready for the second half of the racing season and will make his next start in either the July 29 Haskell at Monmouth Park or the July 28 Jim Dandy at Saratoga.
Miss Kentucky is as tactical as a sprinter can be, and that ought to help again Saturday. The 4-year-old filly has worked out perfect trips for herself in winning twice already at the Churchill Downs spring meet, and she'll try to do the same in the ...
Trainer Bret Calhoun has opted to pass on the $75,000 Roxelana here Saturday with Finley'sluckycharm, who surely would have been a heavy favorite in the six-furlong race. Instead, Finley'sluckycharm, who has been working steadily here since June 3, ...
Only a few lengths separate the best turf milers from the also-rans. World Approval earned a divisional Eclipse Award last fall after winning the Breeders' Cup Mile, but now the gray 6-year-old gelding is in no man's land following two subpar starts.
Trainer Ignacio Correas said he is taking a long view on the rest of the year for Blue Prize, who earned a Win and You're In berth into the Nov. 3 Breeders' Cup Distaff with her 1 1/2-length triumph Saturday night in the Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Handicap.
Pavel could make his next start in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic on Aug. 18 at Del Mar, as trainer Doug O'Neill starts looking ahead to the Breeders' Cup with his latest stable star.
