Test your horse racing knowledge and try and win tickets to the 2010 Breeder’s Cup at Churchill Downs among other prizes! Each day you will pick five horse racing events and accumulate points throughout the month. The points escalate as the month goes on, so you’re never out of the hunt! The Pick 5 runs […]
[ Read More ]Anybody who has been involved in this glorious game for an extended period of time quickly comes to realize that things never go too well for very long. Thankfully, things also never go badly for very long either and that is what gives everyone hope. Just a short week ago the farm were readying to […]
[ Read More ]The past two Saturdays, WinStar Farm has seen its most accomplished Kentucky Derby contenders finish third (Rule in the Florida Derby and Super Saver in the Tampa Bay Derby) and fourth (American Lion in the San Felipe). This weekend, however, more prospects could surface for the Versailles farm, which has Drosselmeyer in Saturday’s $750,000 Louisiana […]
[ Read More ]Bluegrass Phenom won the fourth race on Friday at Keeneland Race Course in her career debut and became the first winner for Grade 1 winner and dual classic-placed Bluegrass Cat. Trained by Tom Amoss for owner Bill Hayes, Bluegrass Phenom made all the pace en route to a 1½-length win. Bred in Kentucky by Woodford […]
[ Read More ]WinStar Farm would like to announce the launch of their new online store that will feature items made by Under Armour. The store will feature shirts, hats and jackets with more items to be added in the future. “We are very excited to collaborate with Under Armour when creating our store” said Elliott Walden, Vice […]
[ Read More ]Robby Albarado, who rode Endorsement to an upset win in the Sunland Derby (gr. III) March 28 and is also the regular jockey for Noble’s Promise, has committed to riding Endorsement for the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), WinStar Farm’s racing manager Elliott Walden said April 13. A decision on […]
[ Read More ]Red-hot trainer John Sadler captured the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) with front-running upsetter Line of David at Oaklawn Park April 10, just a week after Sadler took the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) with Sidney’s Candy. Line of David was making his stakes and natural dirt debut in the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby […]
[ Read More ]kychaplaincy.org Please support “Race for Grace” – a Derby-time fundraising dinner for the Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy – on Monday, April 26 at Churchill Downs. For more information, click the link above.
[ Read More ]American Lion ran the race his connections have been waiting for all season April 3, taking the field in the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III) all the way around the Hawthorne Race Course oval to score by 2 3/4 lengths and earn himself a trip to the May 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands […]
[ Read More ]Peppers Pride, who holds the modern-day American record for consecutive wins, was bred March 27 to WinStar stallion Distorted Humor . She is boarded for owner Joe Allen at the Taylor family’s Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky. Peppers Pride was bred last year for the first time to Tiznow , but lost the foal. […]
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