Kentucky Derby News

Wicked Strong, a Kentucky Derby 3-year-old colt with local ownership ties, is getting major attention these days.

After last weekend's two 170-point preps, the field of 20 for the Kentucky Derby appeared set.

A Kentucky Derby was held Jan. 31, in honor of William Joe Paul, Grand Representative of Kentucky in Florida, and a member of Wewahitchka Chapter No.

Horseracing people tend to look on the bright side, else they wouldn't stay in the game, but not one of them has a good word for the Fair Grounds in New Orleans these days.

Robert A. Plasse, president and director of programs for Westfield on Weekends, greets, from left, Gail M. Salzarulo, Robyn Solek, Cindy Pendleton and Victoria Hickey, all of Southwick, as they get ready to embark on a horse-drawn carriage ride through downtown Westfield during the April 30, 2011, Westfield Restaurant and Pub Tour sponsored by ... (more)

RCI is made up of regulators of horse and greyhound racing in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica and Trinidad-Tobago.

What: Director Jim Wilson, writer Faith Conroy, actors Skeet Ulrich and Todd Lowe, Mine That Bird, owners Mark Allen and Leonard "Doc" Blach.

Greater transparency is needed over the medication records of thoroughbreds, according to US Jockey Club chairman Ogden Mills Phipps.

Billed as the premier Derby Eve Party with a Purpose, The Julep Ball is held annually on the evening before the Kentucky Derby.

Larry Jones Jones is a two-time winner of the Kentucky Oaks, with Proud Spell in 2008 and Believe You Can in 2012.

WinStar Farm and Twin Creeks Racing's TDN Rising Star Constitution , the undefeated winner of the GI Florida Derby, will miss the GI Kentucky Derby and the balance of the Triple Crown after being diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right front cannon bone Monday.

"He's trained at Churchill Downs most of his life and seems to really love the track.

Two Time Horse of the Year Wise Dan breaks from gate #3 in the Maker's 46 Mile at Keeneland in Kentucky.

Thunder Over Louisville was a Throwback this year and not just for the music marking the 25 year run of one of the largest fireworks shows in North America and one of the top air shows in the nation.

Cuonzo Martin coached his team during the second half of the Volunteers' NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal game against Michigan on March 28. But then, when 36,000 of your school's fans sign a petition that they wanted the old coach back, in this case Bruce Pearl, not surprised that Martin would really want off Rocky Top.

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The first time Ray Stackpole ever placed a bet on horses at the racetrack, he lost the $75 he brought with him.

' decision to charge the maximum takeout rates allowed by state law, but they hope positives follow from increased purses that improve the racing product enough to outweigh those negatives.

Join Blood-Horse national correspondent Steve Haskin as he reflects on this year's "Road to the Kentucky Derby" in a special podcast moderated by Bloodhorse.com online managing editor Ron Mitchell.

Masters champions keep coming back. Augusta is home. There is no place where they are more welcomed.