LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Nyquist, the Kentucky Derby winner, emerged from the race in good order on Sunday morning, according to trainer Doug O’Neill, and was set to head to Baltimore on Monday to begin ...
Has anyone ever noticed that Triple Crowns occur in clusters, typically in threes? Sir Barton was the lone Triple Crown champ of the 1910s; however, he won before the term had even been coined. In the...
Paul and Zillah Reddam’s Nyquist was a bit of an unusual favorite going into Saturday’s $2.391 million Kentucky Derby (GI) in that either people believed, or they didn’t — with very few in bet...
Cash Is King Stable’s Maryland-bred Cathryn Sophia took the Bluegrass State by storm on Friday and captured the 142nd running of the $1 million Kentucky Oaks (GI) in drawing-away fashion under Churc...
This year, Kentucky Derby handicappers face a peculiar challenge (as if an overflow field of the best 3-year-olds in America competing at a distance they’ve never tried before isn’t daunting enoug...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In Sheer Drama’s three races since August, she has had to tussle with at least one Grade 1-winning filly trained by Todd Pletcher. On Friday, when she starts in the Grade 1, $300...
Scene after the Davona Dale: Cathryn Sophia dominates her first race at one mile. Some were saying she looked so good that she could give the undefeated Songbird a run for her money. Scene after the A...
For the 142nd time on May 7 — always and traditionally the first Saturday in May — 20 of the best 3-year-olds will parade to the gate for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby (GI), quite possi...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Gustav Nyquist wears No. 14 for the Detroit Red Wings, but his namesake will be No. 13 on Saturday when Nyquist starts as the favorite in the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Down...
The 142nd edition of the Kentucky Oaks (GI) drew a competitive field of 14 for America’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies. The Kentucky Oaks was supposed to be a showcase event for Songbi...