Bob Baffert won't have a horse in the race at the 150th Kentucky Derby, but he is vying to enter two into the Preakness Stakes. The Hall of Fame trainer is likely to have Imagination alongside Muth in the second leg of the Triple Crown, Imagination's co-owner Jack Wolf told BloodHorse.com on Monday.
Modern day training great Aidan O’Brien has today been confirmed as the latest inductee into the QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame, the official
“We’re planting that proverbial tree for the next generation to sit in the shade.” That’s how Marc Guilfoil described why the work he does as HISA’s Director of Stewarding and State Racing Commission Relations is important to the future of horse racing.
Each day leading up to the Kentucky Derby, we’ll take a look at the pedigrees of some contenders, and how those pedigrees might factor into their ability to succeed at the 1 ¼-mile Derby distance.
Running in either the Kentucky Derby or the Queen's Plate - known today as the King's Plate - is a monumental achievement that signifies a horse's place among the top 3-year-olds of his class in the U.S.
NBC Sports presents coverage of the milestone 150th Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, May 4, at 2:30 p.m. ET live from iconic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Two-year-old colt Mensa sold for $740,000 on April 29 in the one-horse Mensa Flash Sale, setting a record for the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform. Offered by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for D.J.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert—who remains barred by Churchill Downs from racing there, notably in the Kentucky Derby (G1)—looks poised to run a pair of 3-year-olds in the May 18 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course.
It is almost time for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. The massive milestone edition will commence on Saturday, May 4.
Led by group stakes winners Hawaiian Love (ARG) and Super Bijou (ARG), a field of 16 fillies and mares has been entered for the 1 1/4-mile Gran Premio Criadores (G1) on dirt May 1 at Hipodromo de Palermo.
Dynamic One, a Grade 2 winner who competed in the 2021 Kentucky Derby, was purchased privately by Phipps Stable after Friday's Keeneland April Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale, and he was retired to begin training for his next career at New Vocations.
As the Aqueduct Spring Meet closed on Sunday, New York’s TAKE THE LEAD Program was busy finding transportation for its two most recent retirees – the 3-year-old filly Snarky heads to New Vocations, while the 6-year-old gelding Tuesday's Child will ship to ReRun.
Kentucky Derby Week is officially here and most horses running in the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) and $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) had all their major training sessions complete minus a few gallop days until their respective races.
The 2024 live Thoroughbred racing season at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack (FLGR) is set to get underway on Monday, April 24. The historic Western New York track will kick off the meet with the eight-race Opening Day card.
For the second time in the past three weeks, Golden Gate Fields has cancelled a Friday card of live racing due to insufficient entries, reports the Daily Racing Form.
Each day leading up to the Kentucky Derby, we’ll take a look at the pedigrees of some contenders, and how those pedigrees might factor into their ability to succeed at the 1 ¼-mile Derby distance.
Kafwain, a longtime stalwart on the California stallion ranks, was euthanized April 24 after suffering a stroke. The 24-year-old son of Cherokee Run had been living as a pensioner at Premier Equine Rehab near Nashville, Tenn., since September 2023.
Handicappers looking for clues into first-time starter Dreaming of Abba’s potential before today’s first race at Tampa Bay Downs weren’t going to discover much from her workouts.
Manny Franco paced all other jockeys to claim the riding title at the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet, notching 28 wins at the 16-day meeting which ran from April 4 through April 28.
By Christian Abdo Resolute Racing’s Sweet Rebecca lived up to her post-time favoritism with an impressive stakes debut in Sunday’s $150,000 Memories of Silver (L), a one-mile inner turf test for sophomore fillies, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Midnight Mascot, sent off as the even-money choice, powered to the front late to take the $125,000 Woodstock Stakes for 3-year-olds on Sunday at Woodbine.
Churchill Downs' blockbuster undercard for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) Saturday includes three other top-level races, all offering $1 million purses: the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1), Churchill Downs (G1), Derby City Distaff (G1).
The 'New York Times Presents: Broken Horses’, a documentary on FX Network Friday night, has cast a spotlight on the historical issues and implications of illegal doping in horse racing.
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