Courier-Journal Horse Racing blog

Memo to Churchill: Take Delaware simulcast

2009-07-12T20:29:00.004-04:00

Not sure why Churchill isn't taking the Delaware Park simulcast, but they don't. That's a shame...

Geary's horse scratched at Ellis because of rule change

2009-07-12T12:50:00.004-04:00

When an emergency racing regulation was passed dealing with licensing issues, a little-known...

Indiana Downs purses go up $2,000 per race

2009-07-10T20:12:00.002-04:00

Worth noting: Effective on the eve of Ellis Park's owner, Indiana Downs' purses tonight increased...

Pioneerof the Nile retired with soft-tissue injury

2009-07-09T16:36:00.001-04:00

Pioneerof the Nile, the Santa Anita Derby winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up, has been retired...

Churchill night experiment gets kudos from Texas writer

2009-07-08T20:35:00.004-04:00

Kudos to Churchill Downs management came from Gary West, the thoughtful turf...

Rees' meet-ending "award" winners

2009-07-07T21:24:00.006-04:00

Here are my personal awards for some of the most notable horses, people and events at the recently...

Bridgmohan out 4-6 weeks with fractured vertebrae

2009-07-07T12:58:00.001-04:00

Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan will be sidelined a month to six weeks after sustaining a compression...

Mine That Bird works half-mile in 49 2/5 at Churchill

2009-07-07T09:27:00.001-04:00

Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird worked a half-mile in 49 2/5 seconds Tuesday morning under...

Borel needs to win 2 of last 4 mounts to tie Leparoux

2009-07-05T15:20:00.000-04:00

Calvin Borel won Churchill's fifth race to pull within 62-60 of Julien Leparoux in the race to be...

Announcer Johnson: 'This place is like a drug'

2009-07-05T14:57:00.003-04:00

Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer photo Mark Johnson, the first Brit hired as announcer at a major...

Warrior's Reward comes out of Dwyer stumble relatively unscathed

2009-07-05T12:33:00.003-04:00

Warrior's Reward, the heavy favorite who fell to his nose after the ground broke out of him at the...

Tizaqueena, 2 others scratch from Locust Grove

2009-07-05T12:28:00.002-04:00

Soggy turf has dampened today's closing card at Churchill Downs. The only race left on the turf is...

Wagering down 16.89% in June on horse racing

2009-07-05T11:11:00.000-04:00

Wagering in June on U.S. horse races was down 16.89 percent over the same month in 2009, while...

Mr. Sidney reigns in the rain in Firecracker

2009-07-04T20:22:00.000-04:00

My Firecracker story for tomorrow's newspaper: Afternoon showers might have washed out...

Horses may be leaving, but we're No. 1 in marijuana and tooth decay

2009-07-04T20:07:00.002-04:00

Worth repeating: This was a letter to the editor that ran in today's Courier-Journal. Headline:...

Smith on Mine That Bird in WVa and Travers

2009-07-04T15:46:00.002-04:00

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Leparoux not on Mine That Bird in WVa Derby

2009-07-04T15:38:00.001-04:00

A report on another website that Julien Leparoux will ride Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in...

Reader: New light shining on CD brass?

2009-07-04T14:58:00.002-04:00

I received the following email (posted with permission) from long-time racing fan Tom...

Sellers wins first race back after 4 1/2-year layoff

2009-07-03T10:59:00.003-04:00

After 4 1/2 years away from riding races, controversial jockey Shane Sellers had a fairy tale...

Night racing finale - for 2009 spring meet

2009-07-03T00:15:00.002-04:00

33,000-plus attend CD's night-racing finale. Churchill believes that's a record for non-Derby, Oaks...

Dead heats a photo-finish controversy at CD

2009-07-03T00:11:00.000-04:00

The seventh and ninth races Thursday night at Churchill Downs were called dead heats for the win...

Theriot wins first race back

2009-07-02T18:04:00.004-04:00

Jockey Jamie Theriot picked up where he left off, winning tonight's first race upon Power Surge,...

Of Churchill's night-racing online poll

2009-07-02T13:57:00.003-04:00

I just got through voting on Churchill Downs' online poll (churchilldowns.com/vote or by clicking...

Owner tentative about buying horse amid Kentucky's uncertainties

2009-07-01T20:13:00.002-04:00

Back off furlough. And in the next few weeks, I hope to add a lot of permanent features to the...

Mine That Bird, Warrior's Reward work at Churchill

2009-06-29T11:07:00.000-04:00

On a busy workout morning at Churchill Downs, jockey Calvin Borel worked Kentucky Derby winner Mine...