Horse Racing News

Michael Baze, the leading jockey at Arlington Park last summer and a member of the famed Baze riding family, was found dead Tuesday in his vehicle in the stable area of Churchill Downs.

Barry Irwin, the president of Team Valor International, has agreed to compensate Robby Albarado, the jockey originally named to ride Animal Kingdom in the Kentucky Derby.

Animal Kingdom ruled over 18 other 3-year-olds in the Kentucky Derby here Saturday, and it looks like he'll face another large field in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 21.

Archarcharch owner Bob Yagos says the colt has been retired from racing after fracturing his left front leg during Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

Trainer Graham Motion, a British expatriate, on Sunday morning had recovered enough to start focusing on the May 21 Preakness Stakes, which he said would be the next start for Animal Kingdom, the upset winner of Saturday's Churchill Downs.

When Star Billing was about two lengths in front in the final furlong of Saturday's $100,000 Senorita Stakes at Hollywood Park, jockey Chantal Sutherland was already shouting.

Making his first start as a 5-year-old, Straight Story broke to the lead under Carlos Marquez Jr. and set early fractions of 24.25 seconds, 48.78, and 1:12.95.

Animal Kingdom has won the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Get Stormy, the front-running winner of the Grade 1 Maker's Mark Mile last month at Keeneland, added the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic in similar fashion.

Making her first start as a 6-year-old, Daveron stalked the pace comfortably under Castro, as Comic Marvel led through moderate fractions of 25.12 seconds, 49.87, and 1:13.87.