LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, April 30, 2010) – Dogwood Stable’s Lou Brissie surged past favored Twelve Pack Shelly inside the eighth pole and then held off a late bid from Boys At Tosconova to win the 22nd running of the $110,300 Kentucky Juvenile (GIII) on by 1 ½ lengths Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs. Trained by [...] Read More.

BALTIMORE, MD (April 30, 2010) – Governor Martin O’Malley, Attorney General Doug Gansler, Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Tom Chuckas, President and COO of the Maryland Jockey Club, today addressed the settlement agreement that ensures the Preakness will remain in Maryland. “For 134 years (and counting) the Preakness Stakes has been run in the [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, April 30, 2010) – Peter Vegso and Gary Seidler’s Unrivaled Belle out dueled reigning Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra by a head to win the 25th running of the $418,800 La Troienne (GII) on Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs. Ridden by Kent Desormeaux and trained by Bill Mott, Unrivaled Belle covered [...] Read More.

BALTIMORE, 04-30-10—Maryland Preakness Celebration, Inc. announced the calendar of events for Preakness Week 2010 at a news conference this morning at City Hall. The news conference featured Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas and Preakness Celebration president Mark Friedman. Maryland Preakness Celebration, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 organization that was [...] Read More.

Clair Annette, who captured the Hastings Handicap last year, will defend her title against a talented bunch in Sunday’s $50,000 stakes for fillies and mares going six furlongs. “(Trainer) Connie (Bouslaugh) has her ready to run,” jockey Seth Martinez said. “Claire Annette hasn’t lost a step.” After an up and down but ultimately successful 2009 [...] Read More.

BALTIMORE, 04-29-10—Three trainers who have had runners finish in the money in the Preakness Stakes in recent years will saddle three-year-olds in the Federico Tesio Stakes this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The Tesio has catapulted such runners as Deputed Testamony, Oliver’s Twist and Magic Weisner to Preakness stardom in its 29 previous runnings. Mike [...] Read More.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2010) — In conjunction with Churchill Downs’ Oaks Day “Pink Out,” Keeneland will donate a portion of the proceeds from select Keeneland Gift Shop pink merchandise to First Lady Jane Beshear’s Horses and Hope Program. Items for sale in the special program include Horses and Hope visors, koozies, baseball caps and [...] Read More.

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Grace Stables and Stonestreet Stables today announced they will make a financial contribution and have their jockeys wear pink this season to support the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure(r) and its funding of breast cancer education and research. Symbolic of the stables’ commitment, their jockeys’ silks will sport the color [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 28, 2010) – Continuing one of the newest traditions of the Kentucky Oaks, Churchill Downs will honor Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra as the 2010 First Lady of Oaks. The First Lady of Oaks designation was introduced in 2009 with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® founder, Nancy G. Brinker. The [...] Read More.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 28, 2010) – Famous faces are expected at the inaugural Taste of Derby presented by Yum! Brands on Thursday, April 29 at the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center beginning at 7 p.m. Celebrities in attendance will include: * Diane Lane, Actress * Andy Cohen, Bravo’s What Happens Here * Jeff Lewis [...] Read More.