Kentucky-breds made their presence felt during Breeders’ Cup’s Future Stars Friday, capturing three of the day’s five Breeders’ Cup races. Godolphin homebred Essential Quality remained undefeated in three career starts with a determined victory in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Ridden by Luis Saez, Essential Quality rated off a swift pace upfront in the… Read more
November 6, 2020
Kentucky-breds will play a pivotal role in determining Saturday’s $6,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland, as nine of the 10 entrants in the signature event of the championship weekend hail from Kentucky. Led by the likes of Improbable, Maximum Security, Tom’s d’Etat and Authentic, Kentucky-breds are seeking to win the prestigious Classic for a… Read more
November 6, 2020
The Breeders’ Cup returns to Keeneland and kicks off on Friday, Nov. 6, with five races for the juvenile set. Kentucky-breds are prominent throughout the $7 million program and are led by undefeated Grade 1 winners Princess Noor and Dayoutoftheoffice in the $2,000,000 Juvenile Fillies (G1), and Jackie’s Warrior and Essential Quality in the $2,000,000… Read more
November 5, 2020
The 2020 Breeders’ Cup this Friday and Saturday at Keeneland will feature more than 100 horses bred in Kentucky competing in the 14 races…
November 5, 2020
Two more Kentucky-breds earned their way into next month’s Breeders’ Cup with wins Oct. 4 at Keeneland, Valiance in the Spinster (G1) and Mutasaabeq in the Bourbon S. (G2)…
October 5, 2020
Swiss Skydiver’s dramatic Preakness S. (G1) victory topped a 1-2-3 finish by Kentucky-breds in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown…
October 3, 2020
The 2-year-old tandem of Princess Noor and Get Her Number were two of four Kentucky-bred horses to earn automatic berths into the Breeeders’ Cup…
September 27, 2020
Authentic’s gallant victory in the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs marked the 102nd time in history that a Kentucky-bred horse has won the nation’s most prestigious race…
September 6, 2020
Shedaresthedevil led a 1-2-3 finish by Kentucky-bred fillies in Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs…
September 4, 2020
“The Kentucky Thoroughbred Association endorses the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020, to be introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, adding independence and accountability to the original principles of uniformity in laboratory standards, testing and penalties. We are grateful for the spirit of compromise between Churchill Downs Incorporated and The Jockey Club, whose… Read more
September 3, 2020