Horse Racing
Triple Crown stepchild? Diminished prestige fuels Preakness debate
D. Wayne Lukas sat in his corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and pointed several stalls down.
Preakness favorite Muth ruled out of second leg of Triple Crown after spiking a fever
Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the race after spiking a fever, removing a horse trained by Bob Baffert and potentially giving Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan a clearer path through the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Final Preakness at Pimlico before rebuilding stirs nostalgia (and relief)
The 149th rendition of the Preakness on Saturday will be the last before a massive reconstruction project begins at Pimlico, and with that brings a mix of nostalgia over the vaunted venue -- but also hope for the future. Because fixing up the old place has been long overdue.
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan settles in at Pimlico ahead of the Preakness
Mystik Dan exerted so much energy winning the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race's closest finish in 75 years that there was no guarantee his camp would send him to the Preakness to chase the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
Derby winner Mystik Dan opens as Preakness second favorite after Muth
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan on Monday drew the No. 5 post position in Saturday's Preakness, when the colt will look to sweep the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown -- though he's not favored to do so.
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all
Mystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race's closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner.
Maryland governor signs bill to rebuild Pimlico Race Course
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to rebuild Baltimore's historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control.
Mystik Dan’s status remains unclear as three horses are confirmed for Preakness
Three horses are confirmed as headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes, though the status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remained unclear Tuesday, with no imminent decision expected.
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan ‘not committed’ to run in Preakness
The second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch after the thrilling three-wide photo finish in the milestone race.
Mystik Dan wins Kentucky Derby by a nose in a 3-horse photo finish
Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone by a nose with Forever Young third in the tightest finish since 1996 on Saturday.
Year after flip flop, NBC’s Eddie Olczyk hopes he feels better about his Kentucky Derby pick
Last year at the Kentucky Derby, Eddie Olczyk did what every horse racing fan and handicapper has done at one point - he changed his pick and ended up regretting it.
Ex-Derby winner Silver Charm lives a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
Michael Blowen can step outside his house any day of the week and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago that attentively cares for former winners and losers alike.
Churchill Downs unveils new $200 million paddock ahead of Kentucky Derby
Finished just in time for the 150th Kentucky Derby is Churchill Downs' latest enhancement that promises to give spectators a keen look at the 20 thoroughbreds competing in Saturday's milestone race.
Two horses fall and unseat their jockeys in 2nd race at Churchill Downs
Two horses fell and unseated their riders in the second race at Churchill Downs on Thursday, two days before the historic track hosts the 150th Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby in the words of the winners, from Smith to Espinoza
The Kentucky Derby is celebrating its 150th running this Saturday. Some of racing's greatest horses, like Secretariat, Affirmed and Citation, are among its champions. The roll call of winners includes trainers and jockeys, too. Here are memories from some of them:
Werth’s love of horse racing after baseball led him to Kentucky Derby
Jayson Werth got to Churchill Downs in the middle of Kentucky Derby week and was overcome by a familiar feeling.
Kentucky Derby has survived world wars, controversies of all kinds in 150 years
America's longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old this Saturday. The Kentucky Derby has survived two world wars, the Depression and pandemics, including COVID-19 in 2020, when it ran in virtual silence without the usual crowd of 150,000.
Tragic horse deaths lead to changes for Kentucky Derby
Memories are made at the Kentucky Derby, most of them good. Whether cashing a winning ticket, sipping mint juleps or marveling at the horses, crowds pack Churchill Downs to experience a bucket list sporting event.
Triple Crown winner Justify, jockey Joel Rosario among those elected to horse racing’s Hall of Fame
Triple Crown winner Justify, 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner and jockey Joel Rosario have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.
Kentucky appeals court denies Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to enter Kentucky Derby
A Kentucky appeals court judge has denied Zedan Racing Stables' requests for an emergency hearing and ruling that sought to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to run in next week's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
