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Kentucky Derby 2013 point standings
Leader board for qualifying points to the 2013 Kentucky Derby, which will be run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 4, 2013.Full Story >>
YESTERDAY May 23, 2013
Churchill Downs: Atigun, Dark Cove enter Louisville on high note

Two horses -- one on a class drop, and one on class raise -- will go postward as top contenders Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Louisville Handicap at Churchill Downs.

May 22, 2013
Churchill Downs: Groupie Doll in light training

Groupie Doll, the 2012 Eclipse Award winner for filly-mare sprinter, is still weeks away from her first breeze, said trainer Buff Bradley. The 5-year-old mare returned to training early this month at Churchill after almost three months’ rest on ...

Chutchill Downs: Bourbon Courage out of Stephen Foster

Bourbon Courage will miss the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap on June 15 at Churchill because of minor injuries incurred in a rough running of the Alysheba Stakes, said trainer Kellyn Gorder.

Churchill Downs: Louisville Handicap signals return to top racing

The three-week drought between six-figure races at Churchill Downs will end Saturday when the Grade 3, $100,000 Louisville Handicap kicks off the holiday weekend.

Churchill Downs: Shared Property returns to two turns in Friday allowance

Shared Property, a Grade 3 winner at 2, looks to regain his good form when he returns to a route as one of the main contenders in the 10th-race feature, a $57,000 third-level allowance at 1 1/16 miles, Friday at Churchill Downs.

May 21, 2013
Churchill Downs notes: Moquett enjoys four-win week

If every week was like the last one, life would be very easy indeed for Ron Moquett. Moquett won four races last week, including a pair of high-end allowances at Churchill.

Churchill Downs: Crazy Lucky tries to emulate success of her siblings

Crazy Lucky is progressing steadily and rates a decent chance to join her siblings as stakes winners someday. She faces winners for the first time in a first-level allowance Thursday at Churchill Downs.

May 20, 2013
Pocahontas purse redistribution disputed at hearing

Attorneys for the owners and the trainer of a filly disqualified from last year’s Grade 2 Pocahontas Stakes at Churchill Downs for a medication violation argued on Monday during an appeals hearing that the state had erred when ordering the purse of the ...

May 18, 2013
Churchill Downs: Take Charge Indy gearing up for Stephen Foster

Take Charge Indy, the romping winner of the May 3 Alysheba Stakes, had his first breeze since that breakout victory when going an easy half-mile in 51 seconds early Saturday at Churchill Downs.

May 17, 2013
Churchill Downs notes: Centre Court on target for Just A Game at Belmont

Centre Court, arguably the top filly-mare turf runner in North America, has thrived since posting her third straight victory last month at Keeneland and is “very much on target” for her next start in the Grade 1 Just A Game on the June 8 Belmont Stakes ...