Animal Kingdom settles in at Maryland home - May 11, 2011
ELKTON, Md. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has settled into his new stall in Maryland, where he will reside until coming t...
Darrin's Dilemma wins Belmont's NY Stallion Stakes - May 11, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Darrin's Dilemma, the 1-5 favorite, rolled to a 21/4-length win over Freud's Honour on Wednesday in the $100,000 New Yo...
Jockey was facing hearing on a cocaine charge - May 11, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Michael Baze, found dead in his vehicle Tuesday in the Churchill Downs stable area, was scheduled for a p...
Jockey who missed Kentucky Derby to get paid - May 11, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jockey Robby Albarado is going to get rewarded after all...After missing out on riding eventual winner Animal Ki...
Friends of 24-year-old jockey shocked by his death - May 11, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Some of those closest to jockey Michael Baze say they are shocked and didn't see his death coming...The 24-year-...
Jockey found dead in vehicle at Churchill Downs - May 10, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A 24-year-old jockey who rode this year's Kentucky Derby second-place finisher to his only win has been found de...
Head of NJ harness racing association rips owners - May 10, 2011
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The head of New Jersey's harness racing association is angry with owners who race at the Meadowlands after...
Animal Kingdom on the way to Maryland - May 10, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Animal Kingdom is on his way to Maryland...The Kentucky Debry winner was loaded early Tuesday morning onto a van...
Uncle Mo heading to WinStar Farm for treatment - May 9, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - One-time Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo is heading to a central Kentucky farm to deal with a lingering stomach...
Archarcharch retired following KY Derby injury - May 9, 2011
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Archarcharch owner Bob Yagos says the colt has been retired from racing after fracturing his left front leg du...
Lady On The Run wins Belmont's Park Avenue - May 8, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Lady On The Run pulled off a 10-1 upset Sunday in the $100,000 New York Stallion Park Avenue Stakes for 3-year-old fill...
Animal Kingdom likely to run in Preakness - May 8, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will be heading back to his home turf to await a likely run in the second l...
Napravnik makes Kentucky Derby history - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rosie Napravnik ended up making history in the Kentucky Derby...She just didn't make the winner's circle...
Racing gods smile on Velazquez - at long last - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The racing gods owed him...Never mind that John Velazquez had plenty of reasons to think otherwise, even after a...
KENTUCKY DERBY EXPANDED CHART - May 7, 2011
Horse Wgt PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 1M Str Fin Jockey Odds..Animal Kingdom 126 16 12-2 12-hd 10-hd 5-hd 3-2 ...
Crown of Thorns wins Hollywood Park feature - May 7, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Crown of Thorns beat Sidney's Candy by 11/4 lengths Saturday in the $147,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap at Hollywoo...
KENTUCKY DERBY CHART - May 7, 2011
Horse Wgt PP 1/4 1/2 3/4 1M Str Fin Jockey Odds..Animal Kingdom 126 16 12-2 12-hd 10-hd 5-hd 3-2 ...
Kentucky Derby-Female Jockeys - May 7, 2011
Diane Crump, 1970, Fathom, 15th..Patty Cooksey, 1984, So Vague, 11th..
Kentucky Derby Female Trainers - May 7, 2011
Year Trainer Horse Finish..1937 Mary Hirsch No Sir 13th..
Archarcharch injured in Kentucky Derby - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Archarcharch's storybook trip to the Kentucky Derby ended when the 3-year-old colt pulled up lame in the final y...
Kentucky Derby Longshots - May 7, 2011
Highest payoffs for winners of the Kentucky Derby since $2 mutuel bets began in 1911 with winner, year and price:..Donerail, 1913, $184...
Animal Kingdom wins Kentucky Derby - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Animal Kingdom sped past the leaders in the turn at Churchill Downs on Saturday and roared down the middle of th...
Ice Machine wins Dexter Cup at Freehold - May 7, 2011
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - Ice Machine took the lead on the final turn and held off Marcus Bi to win by 1 1/4 lengths in the $156,000 Dexter...
Daveron and Straight Story win Belmont stakes - May 7, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Daveron won the Beaugay and Straight Story took the Fort Marcy, the $100,000 turf stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday......
Get Stormy takes the Woodford Reserve - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Get Stormy led all the way in the $576,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, the main event Saturday on the Kentuck...
Kentucky Derby fans shrug off high fuel prices - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - High gas prices didn't stop Tom Pearson from making the long trek from Wisconsin to watch the Kentucky Derby fro...
Archarcharch is a Kentucky Derby family affair - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jinks Fires will be surrounded by family and friends when he saddles Archarcharch, the first Kentucky Derby star...
Injuries lead to wide-open Kentucky Derby field - May 7, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Trainer Todd Pletcher said Uncle Mo ``just wasn't right'' when he decided to scratch the reigning 2-year-old cha...
Ace of Aces wins at Hollywood Park - May 6, 2011
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Ace of Aces led all the way to win Friday's $59,500 feature by three-quarters of a length at Hollywood Park......
Plum Pretty nips St. John's River in Kentucky Oaks - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Plum Pretty took charge at the top of the stretch and then held off a late bid from St. John's River to win the ...
Hillswick pulls an upset in the Belmont feature - May 6, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Hillswick, the longest shot in the field at 16-1, held off Jack On The Rocks by a neck in the $54,000 allowance feature...
Same old story as another Derby star is nixed - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The black curtains covering the front of Todd Pletcher's barn on the backstretch at Churchill Downs were lowered...
No go for Uncle Mo in Kentucky Derby - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The pockmarked road to the Kentucky Derby claimed another victim Friday when Uncle Mo was scratched due to a mys...
Velazquez lands another Kentucky Derby ride - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Another Kentucky Derby, another last-minute change for jockey John Velazquez...The scratch of Uncle Mo on Friday...
Uncle Mo won't go in Kentucky Derby - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Uncle Mo isn't running in Saturday's Kentucky Derby...Owner Mike Repole says the colt has been scratched because...
7 injured after horse jumps into Australian crowd - May 6, 2011
WARRNAMBOOL, Australia (AP) - Seven people have been taken to a hospital after a horse jumped over a high fence into a crowd of about 5...
Brilliant Speed switches surfaces for the Derby - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Brilliant Speed returns to dirt in a difficult spot: the Kentucky Derby on Saturday...After two poor efforts on ...
Archarcharch connections all in the family - May 6, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The question comes up every time Jinks Fires tells someone what he does for a living...``People want to know if ...