By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Stronghold defeated favored Imagination in a furious duel to the finish to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by a neck on Saturday and earn a spot in next month’s Kentucky Derby. It will be the first Derby starter for trainer Phil D’Amato and first
Jody Demling revealed his Kentucky Derby 2024 picks for the Run for the Roses on Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs
Thanks to a gate-to-wire victory in the $365,500 Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course on April 13, Godolphin homebred Encino climbed 10 spots on the Kentucky Derby Read More
For the eighth year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the 2024 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.” Read More
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Favored Sierra Leone did not want to load in the gate when delaying the start for the Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes April 6 at Keeneland Race Course, but once the gate finally opened, the talented colt had no reservations about racing. Read More
The UEFA Champions League quarterfinals began with a bang this week as the
Horse racing expert Michelle Yu offers her best bets for Saturday's Kentucky Derby prep race at her home track, Santa Anita Park
Two spots in the Kentucky Derby will be on the line when 13 horses leave the starting gate in the 2024 Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct Race
Risen Star Stakes winner Sierra Leone can validate himself as one of the
Welcome to 2024 Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying. The 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be held May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs. Read More
The Kentucky basketball program has reportedly found its next head coach. Former player and 1996 national champion, Mark Pope, is expected to ink a deal with the Wildcats this week. His return to Lexington would put an official end to a roller coaster coaching search that’s taken place over the last few days, and one […]