Turfway Park

Wait for Nairobi Grinds Out Cincinnati Trophy Victory

FLORENCE, KY – Hartwell Farm and SF Racing homebred Wait for Nairobi fought hard in the stretch and edged her way clear late to grind out victory in Friday’s $65,000 […]

Race Recaps

Hush of a Storm’s Streak Extended in Battaglia

FLORENCE, KY – Trainer William Morey’s Hush of a Storm extended his local unbeaten streak to 3 with a solid stretch-run score in Friday’s $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at […] Read More

Race Previews

Battaglia Preview: Gretzky the Great Gets Going

FLORENCE, KY – A finalist for Canada’s top honors as a juvenile, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber’s Gretzky the Great gets what could be a big season going when […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Field Pass Necks Out Invader in Jeff Ruby Steaks

FLORENCE, KY – Three Diamonds Farm’s Field Pass overcame a disadvantageous post draw to neck out the favored Invader in Saturday’s $250,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) at Turfway Park. Breaking from […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Queen of God Clinches Bourbonette Oaks

FLORENCE, KY – Winners Circle Racing Stable’s Queen of God rallied from off the pace to clinch Saturday’s $150,000 Maxim Crane Works Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park. Breaking from post 3 […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Field Pass, Invader Lead Field of 12 in Jeff Ruby Steaks

FLORENCE, KY – A full dozen will line up for the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) Saturday at Turfway Park in the hunt for points toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Derby Madness

There were too many stars to count last weekend, which made picking just three extremely tough. Several races yielded big performances all across the country, especially at Tampa Bay Downs […] Read More

Race Recaps

Somelikeithotbrown Zig-Zags Home In Jeff Ruby

FLORENCE, KY – Nobody’s perfect, and nothing resembled that sentiment better than Somelikeithotbrown, who zigged and zagged in the stretch but still pulled off the big score in Saturday’s Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Naughty Joker Draws Off In Bourbonette Oaks

FLORENCE, KY – The 3-year-old debut for Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s homebred Naughty Joker could not have gone much better when the Wesley Ward trainee drew off steadily in Saturday’s Maxim […] Read More

Race Recaps

Nun the Less Drives Home Victorious in Kentucky Cup Classic

FLORENCE, KY – A career-best effort two starts back at Turfway Park prompted Nun the Less‘s connections to try him there again in Saturday’s Kubota Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes, and the 7-year-old […] Read More