Churchill Downs' Spring Meet Stakes Schedule Worth Record $13.44 Million - Horse Racing News
Sponsored by: The Twin Spires of Churchill Downs Led by America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1, Churchill Downs will present 40 stakes races cumulatively worth a record $13.44 million during its 38-day Spring Meet that runs April 24-June 26. Derby Week (April 24-May 1) kicks off the nine-week 147 th Spring Meet in style with 18 stakes events that total a record $10.14 million over the six-day stretch, culminating with the 147 th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) for 3-year-olds at 1 ¼ miles. Half of the 14...