Churchill Downs adds three points-bearing Middle East races to the Kentucky Derby series.
Posted inTracks

Churchill Downs adds three points-bearing Middle East races to the Kentucky Derby series.

Churchill Downs Inc. has announced the addition of three key races in the Middle East to the European-Middle East qualifying series for the 2026 Kentucky Derby. These newly included races—the Group 3 UAE 2000 Guineas, the Saudi Derby (G3), and the Dubai Road to the Kentucky Derby Stakes (formerly the Al Bastakiya)—will now offer valuable qualifying points, creating expanded opportunities for three-year-old Thoroughbreds to earn an invitation to compete in the Kentucky Derby, scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen gets 11,000th win at Remington Park with son Erik in the saddle.
Posted inTrainers and Jockeys

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen gets 11,000th win at Remington Park with son Erik in the saddle.

Steve Asmussen made history this past Saturday night, October 12, 2025, by becoming the first trainer in North American racing history to achieve 11,000 career victories. The milestone victory came at Remington Park in the eighth race when Beau Soleil, a 4-year-old Alternation filly owned by Clark Brewster, won by a neck under jockey Erik Asmussen - Steve's own son.​