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Authentic set as 9-5 favorite at Preakness draw

Track announcer Dave Rodman emceed with a mask covering his face, while stakes coordinator Coley Blind and racing secretary Jillian Tullock pulled the pills to determine the post positions. ...

Tiz the Law a big favorite in a Kentucky Derby unlike any other

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in seersucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has horses – Tiz the Law i...

Tiz the Law draws No. 17 post as 3-5 Kentucky Derby favorite

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tiz the Law is the 3-5 morning-line favorite for the 146th Kentucky Derby and will attempt to become the first winner from the No. 17 post position drawn for Saturday’...

Kentucky Derby reverses course, will run without fans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky Derby will run without fans next month at Churchill Downs. The historic track citied rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area. It will mark th...

Kentucky Derby, Oaks will run with spectators

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Churchill Downs officials have gotten their wish, announcing Thursday that when the rescheduled Kentucky Derby is run in September there will be spectators in the stands — ...

N.Y.-bred Tiz the Law wins barren Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK – Tiz the Law has won an unprecedented Belmont Stakes, claiming victory Saturday at the first race of a rejiggered Triple Crown schedule and crossing the finish line in front of eer...

Belmont sets pace for Triple Crown

It’s been 17 years since Jack Knowlton and his Sackatoga Stable pals rode yellow school buses to the Belmont Stakes. It was a rollicking party on wheels for the group that came to watch thei...

Preakness rescheduled for Oct 3, one month after Kentucky Derby

The 145th Preakness Stakes has been rescheduled for Oct. 3, an announcement delivered Saturday less than hour before the original post time for the Triple Crown race. Traditionall...

Wells Bayou wins eerie Louisiana Derby at empty track

NEW ORLEANS — As Wells Bayou completed a wire-to-wire victory in the $1 million Louisiana Derby, there was hardly a cheer to be heard — other than the isolated triumphant shouts of trainer B...

Scratched: Kentucky Derby now set for September due to virus

Churchill Downs CEO confident race will be held in fall

Karma had a hand in top 5 ‘feel-good’ sports moments of 2019

Karma had a career year in 2019. She draped a green jacket on Tiger Woods, handed soccer’s World Cup to a tough-as-nails U.S. Women’s National Team, shipped the NBA’s Larry O’Brie...

Breeders’ Cup to add to safety measures at Santa Anita

LOS ANGELES – The Breeders’ Cup will increase the number of veterinarians on site during its world championships this fall at Santa Anita, where 30 horses died during the racing meet that re...