FEEL-GOOD DERBY COMPROMISED PRE- AND POST RACE; $1 ‘SUPER’ LIMITS FAN PARTICIPATION By Indulto — LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2022 — Just as Mine That Bird undermined a Kentucky Derby eligibility system based on graded stakes earnings, Read More » May 25, 2022 4:21 pm 9 Comments
FOLLOWING SPLIT-SAMPLE CONFIRMATION, CDI SUSPENDS BAFFERT FOR TWO YEARS Edited Churchill Downs Release — Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI”) announced Wednesday the suspension of Bob Baffert for two years effective immediately through the conclusion of Read More » June 3, 2021 10:09 am No Comments
CHURCHILL DOWNS INC. MUST COME UP WITH CLEAR APPROACH TO DERBY PROTOCOLS As has been widely reported in racing’s mainstream media, out-of-state jockeys riding on Kentucky Derby weekend SEP 4 and 5 must arrive in Kentucky by Read More » August 4, 2020 12:49 pm 10 Comments
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS AROUND THE CLOCK AND ALL AROUND THE RACING WORLD It hasn’t been a good week for a couple of Hall of Fame trainers, a Hall of Fame jockey–or for an award-winning turf writer for Read More » May 31, 2020 4:02 pm 15 Comments