LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A ninth horse died Saturday after being injured following the sixth race at Churchill Downs, making it the ninth fatality since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby. Swanson Lake, a 3-year-old filly, was pulled up by jockey James Graham about 100 yards past the finish line after placing fourth in the…
Horse Dies After Race at Churchill Downs, 9th Recent Fatality at Home of Kentucky Derby
Mo Donegal Is the Toast of New York After Win in 154th Belmont Stakes
Mo Donegal, the 5–2 post time favorite, came from just off the pace and charged to the front in mid-stretch to win the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, the third jewel of the thoroughbred horseracing’s Triple Crown, in Elmont, New York. Mo Donegal, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., covered the 1.5 miles…
Mo Donegal, Mike Repole Are Toast of New York After Win in 154th Belmont Stakes
If the Big Apple is indeed “The City That Never Sleeps” and always takes care of its own, 3-year-old colt Mo Donegal and his owner Mike Repole will be toasted into the wee hours and beyond after their win Saturday in the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York. Mo Donegal, the…
Early Voting Holds Off Epicenter to Win Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE—Early Voting held off hard-charging favorite Epicenter to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, validating the decision to skip the Kentucky Derby and aim for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Early Voting stalked behind the leaders for much of the race before moving into the lead around the final turn. He finished 1…
Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Not Running in Preakness
Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing from having a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive year. Owner Rich Dawson made the stunning announcement Thursday, 10 days before the race in Maryland. Dawson said he and trainer Eric Reed agreed to…
Horse Dies at Santa Anita Park on Kentucky Derby Day
May 10, 2022
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ARCADIA, Calif.—A 4-year-old filly died after suffering a racing injury at Santa Anita Park on Kentucky Derby day, state horse racing officials have confirmed. Speedcuber was injured near the eighth pole in the seventh race on May 7 and was vanned off. Her death was confirmed on May 9 by the California Horse Racing Board….
Rich Strike Shocks the Horse Racing World With Stunning Kentucky Derby Upset Win
By John Cherwa From Los Angeles Times In one of the most unbelievable races in Kentucky Derby history, Rich Strike, the longest odds on the board, ran down favorite Epicenter and Zandon in deep stretch to win the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The horse was lucky to even be in the race. He got…
Kentucky Derby Should Be One of the Most Competitive in Years
By John Cherwa From Los Angeles Times LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Trying to find a winner in this year’s 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is about as easy as getting through the week here without wet weather. The angles are as plentiful as the unrelenting optimism of the 14 trainers representing the 20 horses in the starting…
Absent Baffert, Kentucky Derby Aims to Shine Through the Clouds
The 148th Kentucky Derby might be remembered as much for the talent on the track as the trainer absent from the sidelines as Saturday’s first leg of the Triple Crown goes off without one of racing’s most recognizable figures. Bob Baffert, whose horses have won the Kentucky Derby six times, was suspended after last year’s…
Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Dies During Workout at Santa Anita
LOS ANGELES—Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby-winning horse that failed a drug test afterward and cast a cloud over the victory, died Dec. 6 during a workout at Santa Anita race track. “Following the completion of a routine morning workout, Medina Spirit collapsed on the track at Santa Anita Park and died suddenly of a probable…
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