Topic: Kentucky Derby

Jerkens and Road had a Quality run

Jimmy Jerkens did something last week his Hall of Fame father, Allen, never did - win the Travers Stakes.. . Jerkens saddled Afleet Express to an...
Todd Pletcher says the success or failure of Quality Road in Saturday's Grade 1 Woodward Stakes won't impact how he views the sensational summer he...
Queen of the Creek and Awesome Maria won 1-mile divisions of the Riskaverse Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf at Saratoga Race Course on...

Country Flavor runs at Classic

By winning Saturday's Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park, Country Flavor can take Barrington's Jim Tafel back to the scene of the two...

Maragh on Mine That Bird for Woodward

The Kentucky Derby joyride is over for Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird.. . Rajiv Maragh will ride the little 4-year-old gelding in Saturday's...
Advertisement . The news Wednesday was that a dirt track racing surface will return to the major Southern California horse track. Several other...
A Little Warm is Travers favorite over Kentucky Derby winner Super SaverA Little Warm has been made the 7-2 morning-line favorite over Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver for Saturday's $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.A field of 11 3-year-

Back to the good old days?

The grandstand overflowing $1,331,686 was bet on the Canadian Derby card on Saturday. That's the highest Derby handle I can find. In 1989...
With death of Steinbrenner, horse racing loses a prominent owner, breederAs impetuous as he could be with the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner was downright patient and low-key when it came to horse racing.He wasn't as successful, though.While the Ya
Kentucky racing officials set new rules for ads on jockey clothes after Derby confusionKentucky racing officials have altered the rules for advertising on jockey clothing after confusion that arose before this year's Kentucky Derby.The Kentucky Horse Raci