The Cliff's Edge

This was Cliff Guilliams’ favorite time of year: springtime and the road to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. For 25 years, Cliff was part of the official chart-calling team for the Kentucky Derby, working first for Daily Racing Form and later Equibase Co.Seven years ago, Cliff went from an…Read More

Robert LaPenta, a native of Yonkers, New York who now resides in Westport, Connecticut, was introduced to racing during his youth by his mother. He first became an owner in 1998 in partnership with University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. LaPenta established his own stable in 2001, wit...Read More

The Derby Trial, which has been the opening-day feature of Churchill Downs' spring meet since 1982, received a huge boost when its purse was doubled to $200,000 with sponsorship by prominent owner-breeder Robert LaPenta, the track announced Friday.Read More

4/10/2004 By Murray Evans, The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Cliff's Edge rallied in the final furlong to beat favored Lion Heart by a half-length in the Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland.Read More