Horse Racing News on May 3, 2014

California Chrome has won the 140th Kentucky Derby.

In one of the more dramatic victories of his career, Wise Dan held off a late surge from Juddmonte Farms' Seek Again to post a narrow victory in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.

Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence's Central Banker, one-for-one at Churchill Downs heading into the $400,000 Churchill Downs Stakes, made it two-for-two with an off-the-pace upset victory in the seven-furlong test May 3.

Confidently handled by Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, Glen Hill Farm's Global View reeled in Storming Inti by a measured neck in Saturday's Grade 2, $29

Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman found some reason to cheer as their four-year-old filly Midnight Lucky turned in scintillating effort in the Grade 1, $330,600 Humana Distaff at Churchill Downs.

Amerman Racing LLC's homebred Coffee Clique slipped through along the rail to capture Saturday's Grade 2, $336,900 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile.