Horse Racing News
Posted 5/9/21 10:50 AM by
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, news that trainer Bob Baffert called "the biggest gut punch."
Posted 5/6/21 3:20 PM by
Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality and runner-up Mandaloun will not run against Medina Spirit in the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday.
Posted 5/5/21 3:13 PM by
American Pharoah, which won the 2015 Triple Crown, along with trainers Todd Pletcher and Jack Fisher, were all elected to the Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Posted 5/1/21 7:48 PM by
Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby by a half-length, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race's 147-year history with seven.
Posted 5/1/21 3:46 PM by
Bob Baffert saddled Gamine to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs Saturday, giving the trainer his record 220th Grade 1 stakes win.
Posted 4/30/21 7:53 PM by
Favorite Malathaat overtook Travel Column entering the stretch and edged Search Results in a tight duel to the finish line, winning the 147th Kentucky Oaks by a neck on Friday.
Posted 4/30/21 2:44 PM by
King Fury, the 20-1 horse named after lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
Posted 4/30/21 8:22 AM by
How should you bet Saturday's first leg of the Triple Crown? Chris Fallica, Doug Kezirian and Anita Marks provide analysis and offer picks for the Kentucky Derby.
Posted 4/28/21 8:23 PM by
Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who has long been a horse racing fan, will head to the Kentucky Derby this weekend to watch an entry who shares his name.
Posted 4/28/21 11:55 AM by
With the Kentucky Derby set to take place Saturday, here are the current odds for the 20-horse field. Essential Quality is the favorite at 2-1.