“Bloody hell,” Osborne said of learning that bit of notoriety. As surprising as that nugget might have been to him, Osborne pointed out that the colt has ties to the United States. Conceived in ...

PEDULLA: Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher typically skips the Preakness. What does it say that he has targeted this race for River Thames? FRANCOIS: I think River Thames would have bounced terribly ...

More recently, on May 9, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore greenlit demolition plans and the training center deal. “Today we take another step toward a new, reimagined Pimlico,” Moore said. “Together, we will ...

The $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness held at 1 3/16 miles on dirt stands as the second leg of U.S. horse racing’s Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, following the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve ...

The Hall of Fame trainer along with Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan were noncommittal about whether Sovereignty would race in the second leg of the Triple Crown, the May 17 ...

Thirty-five years ago, on the morning of the Kentucky Derby, a youthful Ian Wilkes would tell anyone who would listen that Unbridled could not be beat in that afternoon’s run for the roses. Although ...

The American Turf Stakes has drawn a full 14-horse field of 3-year-olds set to run 1 1/16 miles on the grass. Despite the overflow size of this field, the way to attack this race is to narrow it down ...

One colt that could potentially leapfrog over Journalism and post the upset is Luxor Cafe.He’s run six times to date, all in Japan, winning four in a row, just as Journalism has. Although he’s only ...

Now Alvarado, a 39-year-old Venezuela native, is pursuing racing’s most coveted prize: the May 3 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs.After five losing mounts in the first ...

Brian Hernandez Jr. Age: 39 Originally from: Lafayette, La. Previous rides in the Kentucky Derby: 5 Best finish: 1 st in 2024 2025 Derby horse: Burnham Square It did not take long for Brian Hernandez ...

As a 3-year-old in 2025, Sandman’s progress toward being one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby has been more straightforward in three starts at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He overcame an ...

Recent Kentucky Derbys have certainly lived up to that reputation. The past three have seen double-digit odds horses win under Churchill Downs’ iconic Twin Spires, including the second-biggest ...