Great Lakes Downs News Today

Northville Downs survived as the last remaining racetrack in Michigan for years, but even the Downs couldn't outrun fate.

In the final Friday Show of 2023, Paulick Report's Joe Nevills and Ray Paulick unveil 10 bold horse racing predictions for the coming year.

Jockey Gerard Melancon has a December court date in Louisiana in connection with August 2022 charges alleging “unnatural stimulation of horses."

The run for the roses is full of Kentucky pride, but this Michigander is giving us something to root for in Saturday's big race.

The run for the roses is full of Kentucky pride, but this Michigander is giving us something to root for in Saturday's big race.

Jareth Loveberry rode Two Phils to the win in last Septembers Shakopee Juvenile Stakes at Canterbury Park. On Saturday, theyll compete in the Kentucky Derby.

Jareth Loveberry, who will take his first Kentucky Derby mount aboard Two Phil's, has climbed the class ladder from the bottom.

Article by Jon Lees: Blue-collar jockey with ‘J Love’ emblazoned on his breeches set for a rare moment in the spotlight on Larry Rivelli-trained colt in America’s greatest race. Interview by Jon Lees

On this week's episode of The Friday Show, Jareth Loveberry discusses his Jeff Ruby trip aboard Two Phils, recovering from a hairline fracture to his fibula that could have put that mount in jeopardy, and his journey through the blue-collar tracks of the Midwest and Southwest to potentially the biggest race on the calendar.

Article by Ken Snyder: Wendy Wooley of EquiSport Photos landed the highest honor in US racing photography for her image of a controversial finish to the $500,000 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs in October 2022. Here she reflects on her success in an interview with Ken Snyder.