Reneesgotzip wins Betfair Hollywood Park feature - May 4, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Heavy favorite Reneesgotzip led all the way in a 2 1/4-length victory Friday in the $57,000 allowance feature ...
Churchill Downs stewards suspend Albarado - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Robby Albarado was indefinitely suspended from racing Friday by Churchill Downs stewards after he was arr...
Churchill Downs suspends Albarado from racing - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Robby Albarado has been suspended from racing after his arrest on a charge of accosting a woman who says ...
Believe You Can, Napravnik win Kentucky Oaks - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rosie Napravnik became the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Oaks, keeping Believe You Can near the front ...
Column: Lukas more than willing to roll the dice - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - It's hard to see why four-time winner D. Wayne Lukas bothered to put a 50-1 shot named Optimizer into the Kentuc...
Castellano leaves on stretcher, but returns - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Javier Castellano left on a stretcher after a spill Friday in a race just before he was scheduled to ride...
Hot pace, talented field for 138th Kentucky Derby - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Hot pace. Muggy day. One of the deepest, talented fields in years...A delicious stew with all the ingredients fo...
Castellano leaves on stretcher after spill - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Javier Castellano left on a stretcher after a spill Friday in a race just before he was scheduled to ride...
Kentucky Derby favorite Bodemeister on 3rd name - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Derby favorite Bodemeister is working on his third name...The colt got tagged Bradelberry after being p...
Racing resumes at Churchill Downs due to weather - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Racing has resumed at Churchill Downs after a severe thunderstorm passed through, delaying the running of the Ke...
Risky Rachel wins 4-horse Belmont feature in mud - May 4, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Risky Rachel, the 1-5 favorite, won the $80,750 Put The Powder To It Stakes in the mud at Belmont Park on Friday, beati...
Hot pace, talented field for Kentucky Derby 138 - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A hot pace, a muggy day, and one of the deepest, most talented fields in years all add up to an unpredictable 13...
NYRA fires CEO, top counsel as state investigates - May 4, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Racing Association says it has fired CEO Charles Hayward and its chief counsel as the state investigat...
Racing on hold at Churchill Downs due to weather - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The infield at Churchill Downs is being emptied because of a severe thunderstorm in the area, and racing has bee...
Kendall Hansen's antics gives way to rivalry - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kendall Hansen has big plans. Not many of them have gone over well with the rest of the thoroughbred industry......
Jockey Robby Albarado arrested on assault charge - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Robby Albarado has been arrested on an assault charge and has lost his ride in the Kentucky Oaks...Jeffer...
Hansen brings his speed to the Kentucky Derby - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The tactics could be different when Hansen returns to Churchill Downs on Saturday for the Kentucky Derby...He wa...
Dr. Kendall Hansen's antics gives way to rivalry - May 4, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Dr. Kendall Hansen has big plans. Not many of them have gone over well with the rest of the thoroughbred industr...
Hard to Resist wins Betfair Hollywood Park feature - May 3, 2012
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Hard to Resist rallied in the final yards to edge Let's Go Cheyenne by a neck Thursday in the $57,700 turf fea...
Trainer Matz on mission to win 2nd Kentucky Derby - May 3, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The life-sized statue sits at the front gate of Churchill Downs, a magnificent bronzed Barbaro in full stride, a...
Calumet Farm sold to investment group for $36M - May 3, 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The famed Calumet Farm has been sold to an investment group for nearly $36 million...Calumet is located near Keen...
Redeemed wins Belmont's Milesius Stakes - May 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Redeemed romped to a 9 3/4-length victory in a three-horse race Thursday in the $81,000 Milesius Stakes at Belmont Park...
5 horses to watch in Saturday's Kentucky Derby - May 3, 2012
A full field of 20 horses will line up for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The winner becomes the only 3-year-old wi...
All clear for Creative Cause in Kentucky Derby - May 3, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Creative Cause quieted the Kentucky Derby rumor mill with a routine gallop on Thursday...Something must be wrong...
Jones hopes to celebrate in Kentucky Oaks - May 3, 2012
LOUISVILLE, KY. (AP) - Trainer Larry Jones had little time to celebrate the last time he won the Kentucky Oaks with Proud Spell in 2008...
NY attorney general sues retired racehorse charity - May 3, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sued a charity that takes care of 1,100 retired racehorses, claimin...
My Adonis remains on the Kentucky Derby bubble - May 3, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Trainer Kelly Breen holds out hope My Adonis will run in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday...The colt needs help to...
Bodemeister is early 4-1 favorite for Derby - May 3, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Dr. Kendall Hansen wasn't worried when the Kentucky Derby draw came down to No. 14 spot or the dreaded No. 1 hol...
Cash for Clunkers wins Belmont's Heatherten Stakes - May 2, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Cash for Clunkers rolled through the mud Wednesday, beating Nefertini by 6 3/4 lengths in the $85,500 Heatherten Stakes...
Bodemeister is early 4-1 favorite for Ky Derby - May 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Bodemeister has been made the early 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Union Rags the second choice in a ...
Kentucky Derby Odds - May 2, 2012
Field for Saturday's 138th Kentucky Derby:..PP Horse Trainer Jockey Odds..
Unbeaten Gemologist faces stout field in Derby - May 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Gemologist certainly appears to have the credentials to become the second Kentucky Derby winner in three years f...
Lukas to saddle record 45th Derby starter - May 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will extend his own record for Kentucky Derby starters on Saturday when he s...
Night racing a hit, but no plans for dark Derby - May 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's Churchill Downs has been holding night races since 2009. By all accounts, they have been successful, ...
Kentucky Derby has 21 horses entered, 1 above max - May 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Twenty-one horses have been entered for Saturday's Kentucky Derby, one more than the maximum allowed field of 20...
Went the Day Well following Animal Kingdom's run - May 2, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Team Valor International founder Barry Irwin enjoyed anonymity on and off the track until his syndicate's horse,...
Creative Cause gets trainer to 1st Derby at age 71 - May 1, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Mike Harrington is content watching the hubbub surrounding Kentucky Derby week from afar. The 71-year-old traine...
Lava Man works new gig as stable pony - May 1, 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Terry Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame quarterback, television analyst and horse fancier, was stunned to learn how muc...
Nebraska horsemen plan to build track in Lincoln - May 1, 2012
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The struggling Nebraska horse racing industry is pinning its hopes for long-term survival on a new Lincoln track t...
Review: Grand National deaths unavoidable - May 1, 2012
LONDON (AP) - A review of this year's Grand National steeplechase has concluded that the deaths of two horses, including pre-race favor...
