"Matt Winn was absolutely essential to making the Kentucky Derby the Cultural event it is today," Whitehead said. Beginning his professional life as a tailor before moving on to Churchill Downs ...

The Matt Winn is part of a stakes doubleheader that also includes the $175,000 Leslie’s Lady Overnight Stakes. First post is 12:45 p.m., with the Matt Winn going as Race 8 at 4:22 p.m. and the ...

First post is 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) with the Matt Winn scheduled as Race 8 at 4:22 p.m. and the Leslie’s Lady as Race 5 at 2:45 p.m. The complete lineup for the Matt Winn: ...

Matt Winn died in 1949, while he was still president of the track. But without question, 73 years later, his contributions are many, and his legacy lives on.

Disarm vindicated Steve Asmussen’s decision to bypass the May 20 Preakness Stakes (G1) with a gritty score in the $400,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) June 11 at Ellis Park.

2020 Matt Winn Stakes predictions Kinchen is completing fading Shake Some Action, the sixth choice in the Matt Winn odds at 12-1. This 3-year-old son of Into Mischief has two wins in four career ...

A statue of longtime track president Matt Winn, the father of the modern Kentucky Derby, and the late track Vice President for community relations, John Asher, a dedicated ambassador of the race ...

He crossed the wire in 16th. The Justify colt, owned by the mighty Coolmore connections, tuned up for the Matt Winn with a sharp five-furlong blowout in 1:00 1/5 at Churchill.

The organization isn’t wasting any time exposing Matt Winn to big league life. Just eight months after being drafted in the 14th round out of Virginia Military Institute, Winn received an ...

Matt Winn had played only 36 games as a professional when he started last season with the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels. Winn, a Richmond native who attended J.R. Tucker High ...