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Amerman Racing Stables’ Kentucky homebred Stark Contrast blew past Honey Dutch at the eighth pole and then held off a late bid from Remember Mamba by 2 ¼ lengths to win the $1 million American Turf (G1) at Churchill Downs. Trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by Flavien Prat, Stark Contrast completed the mile and a sixteenth over a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in… Read more

Flying Dutchmen’s Kentucky-bred Shred the Gnar held off a bid from favored Fully Subscribed by a length to win the 41st running of the $1 million La Troienne Stakes (G1). Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Luis Saez, Shred the Gnar completed the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:42.24. Miss… Read more

Tomoya Ozasa’s Kentucky-bred T O Elvis exploded from mid-pack to defeat a field of top sprinters with a 3 ¼-length victory over Disruptor in the $1 million Churchill Downs Stakes (G1). Trained by Daisuke Takayanagi and ridden by Ryusei Sakai, T O Elvis completed the seven furlongs over a fast main track in a stakes-record… Read more

Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Kentucky-bred Golden Tempo rallied from far back to pass Renegade in the final yards to win by a neck in the 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs to make Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner. DeVaux became the 19th female trainer to start a runner in… Read more

Douglas Scharbauer and Three Chimneys Farm’s Kentucky-bred Always a Runner surged past Meaning and Explora at the sixteenth pole and pulled away to a 1 ¼-length victory in the 152nd running of the $1,500,000 Kentucky Oaks (G1) Friday evening at Churchill Downs. Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Jose Ortiz, Always a Runner remained undefeated in three… Read more

Repole Stable’s Kentucky-bred Zany has been installed as the 4-1 morning line favorite in a field of 14 for the 152nd running of the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) to be run Friday, May 1. A total of 12-of-14 runners are bred in Kentucky and also include Ashland S. (G1) winner Percy’s Bar (pictured). Trained… Read more

Robert and Lawana Low and Repole Stable’s Kentucky-bred Renegade has been installed as the 4-1 morning line favorite in a field of 20 for Saturday’s 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The 1 ¼-mile classic headlines a 14-race program with the Derby going as the 12th race with a 6:57 p.m. post time…. Read more

Juddmonte’s Kentucky homebred Segesta hit the finish together with Expensive Queen (IRE) to produce a dead heat in the 38th running of the $650,000 Jenny Wiley S. (G1) at Keeneland on April 11. It was the sixth stakes dead heat in Keeneland history and second in a Grade 1. The other came in the 2014… Read more

Kentucky-bred So Happy and jockey Mike Smith pulled away late from favorite Potente to win the $500,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) on April 4 at Santa Anita Park. The win punched their ticket to the Kentucky Derby (G1). Trained by Mark Glatt, So Happy prevailed by 2 ¾ lengths over Potente, who was passed by… Read more

Spendthrift Farm’s Kentucky-bred Further Ado, who scored his maiden victory at Keeneland by 20 lengths last October, was the 4-5 favorite in the $1,250,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) and won the race over six rivals by 11 lengths. The performance enhanced Further Ado’s credentials for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and gave trainer Brad Cox… Read more