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“This one is for D.W.L.” - former Wayne Lukas assistants Dallas Stewart and Mike Maker after winning closing day stakes @ChurchillDowns. Stakes Recap & Quotes: - Will Take It (pictured, outside) - Verifire - Romeo - Percy's Bar - Pin Up Betty churchilldowns.com/horses/news/ch…

Stakes recaps & quotes from incredible Stephen Foster Day @ChurchillDowns. - Stephen Foster (Mindframe) - Fleur de Lis (Thorpedo Anna) - Wise Dan (Brilliant Berti) - Kelly's Landing (Roll On Big Joe) - American Derby (Minaret Station) - Tepin (Lush Lips) churchilldowns.com/horses/news/st…

Lush Lips (GB) displayed a powerful closing kick and rallied to an easy 3 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $210,000 Tepin Stakes (Listed) for 3-year-old fillies @ChurchillDowns. Flavien Prat rode for trainer Brendan Walsh.

Stephen Foster Day Stakes Lineup @ChurchillDowns: R7 (3:52) - GII Fleur de Lis R8 (4:25) - Tepin R9 (4:48) - GIII Kelly's Landing R10 (5:31) - GII Wise Dan R11 (6:03) - GI Stephen Foster R12 (6:32) - American Derby Bet @TwinSpires Watch @FanDuelTV

Funeral services will be held Thursday for trainer Garry Simms, who passed away Tuesday after a 15-year battle with cancer. Obituary: ratterman.com/obituaries/Gar…

There are other tracks and other races, but there’s only one @ChurchillDowns, and there’s only one @KentuckyDerby! #sportscenter #espn #kentucky #sc50in50 #louisville

MUST WATCH 🙏COACH! Horse racing in Kentucky as only D Wayne Lukas can tell it. 2 mins of horse racing across the Bluegrass. So honored he took time to help me. Thank you Coach! @WLKY @ChurchillDowns @KentuckyDerby @keeneland @KYDownsRacing @TurfwayPark @EllisParkRacing

An excellent Jay Privman article about the legendary D. Wayne Lukas drf.com/news/lukas-mor…

Legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas passed away peacefully at his home in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday night. He was 89. Rest in peace, Coach. Statement from The Lukas Family: churchilldowns.com/horses/news/ch…

Closing day @ChurchillDowns 11 races, 12:45-5:58 pm ET Fast/Firm Force-out of $1,413,928 in 20-cent Derby City 6: R6 (3:18) - Bashford Manor R7 (3:51) - Debutante R8 (4:23) - Hanshin R9 (4:55) - Anchorage R10 (5:27) - Maxfield R11 (5:58) - Mdn 120k Bet @TwinSpires

Jose Ortiz officially clinched the 2025 Spring Meet riding title @ChurchillDowns as he entered Sunday's closing day with 61 wins, well ahead of Luis Saez (45 wins) and Brian Hernandez Jr. (38). More on trainer and owner's races in Sunday's update: churchilldowns.com/horses/news/ch…

Bettors have a massive $1,413,928 carryover in the 20-cent Derby City 6 to chase Sunday @ChurchillDowns for the 11-race closing day program. Multi-millions up for grabs in mandatory payout of sequence that covers Races 6-11 starting 3:18 p.m. ET. Story: churchilldowns.com/horses/news/ch…

Minaret Station returned from a 265-day layoff and surged late to defeat Native Runner and pacesetter Freedom’s Not Free in Saturday’s $249,000 American Derby (Listed) @ChurchillDowns.

In one of the best races of the year, Mindfame, winner of the $1 million Churchill Downs (GI), cemented his status as a major player in 2025 with a one-length triumph over Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) winner Sierra Leone in Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (GI).

Klein Racing’s homebred Brilliant Berti overcame a dawdling pace and powered home in the stretch to win Saturday’s $500,000 Wise Dan (Grade II) @ChurchillDowns by three-quarters of a length over Taking Candy with Lagynos another nose back in third. Stephen Foster on deck.

Late scratch announced in Race 12, the $250,000 American Derby @ChurchillDowns: #1 Reagan's Wit, who was the 3-1 second choice on the morning line.

Roll On Big Joe collared speedster Booth at the top of the stretch and turned back late runs by 8-5 favorite Dr. Venkman and Durante to win Saturday’s $220,000 Kelly’s Landing (Grade III) @ChurchillDowns by three-quarters of a length.

Reigning Horse of the Year and Kentucky Oaks 150 winner Thorpedo Anna rebounded from a subpar effort in her last race to easily win Saturday’s $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Fleur de Lis (Grade II) @ChurchillDowns by three lengths over Royal Spa.