Churchill Downs Racing Venue

It was over four years ago when my sisters and closest friends planned my baby shower with a horse race theme.  The 134th Kentucky Derby Races takes place this Saturday, May 3rd. Enjoy this traditional Southern spectacle and plan an elegant high society event. Decorations & FavorsUse your finest silver, crystal, linens and china.  Have large bouquets of red roses throughout your home or ask you florist to make a special horseshoe arrangement.  Buy mint julep cups and give... Read Full Story

Justin Walters, Jenna Burstein and Larry Birkhead attend the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, This is the second time in a week we see Larry with this mystery blond, we wonder who she might be? Taylor Hicks attends the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, We are waiting for the former American Idol to grace the stage this season and put out a new album, maybe the second time around will mean success. Stephanie March and Bobby Flay attend the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill... Read Full Story

I was pretty successful with last year’s picks in both the Derby and the Preakness, so let’s hope that I have as much success this year. A brief note about my methodology: I go through the field once at first, giving each horse a yes, no, or maybe score. After that, I evaluate all the yes and maybe horses to determine what to bet. Exactas are the bet of choice. As always, there is one key rule to keep in mind when betting the Derby: look for distance. This is by far the longest race any of... Read Full Story

Louisville must be buzzing right now, in more ways than one, with no shortage of mint juleps in town. ;)  A 3-year-old filly named Proud Spell won the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs. Eight Belles, a filly with the same trainer (Larry Jones) will run the Derby on Saturday. No trainer has won the Oaks and the Derby in the same year since 1952. The Kentucky Derby is also known as the Run for the Roses, since the winning horse is adorned with a blanket made of the regal... Read Full Story

You probably have a story about how much heart your horse has. But the whole world was captured by the story of Barbaro, the gallant thoroughbred who won the 132nd Kentucky Derby by an astounding 6 ½ lengths, and then lost his Triple Crown bid—and his life--to a fatal injury he sustained during the Preakness. Yesterday, on the one year anniversary of his death, Barbaro’s owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, announced that his ashes will be buried at Churchill Downs, where Barbaro made his mark... Read Full Story