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A Lexington native who grew up in Frankfort, Patrick Reed attended the University of Kentucky as an undergrad, working at Keeneland’s Turf Catering during his senior year. A casual racing fan through ...
Run since 1938, the Delaware Oaks is open to 3-year-old fillies at Delaware Park going 1 1/16 miles. Hall of Famers such as Gallorette, Dark Mirage and Lauries Dancer. Some notable winners include ...
It may not match Alydar vs. Affirmed in terms of racing's greatest all-time rivalries. But what happened June 7th in the 157th Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga finally brought a large dose of ...
“I don’t think he had the best of trips,” trainer John Shirreffs said. “Running on an off-track for the first time, that’s a little bit of a different experience. But he handled everything so well.” ...
After an exciting several months of preparation, horse racing’s biggest moment is only days away, as the best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds are set to compete May 3 in the $5 million Kentucky Derby ...
In a little more than two years of operation, the Stable Recovery program has 105 graduates that have reconnected with 1,600 family members, with 70% sobriety at six months and 100% sober and employed ...
Saturday, Fair Grounds hosts its fourth and final qualifying points race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as 10 3-year-olds were entered up to contest the $1 million, Grade 2 ...
But this 157th edition of “The Test of the Champion” is not the typical experience for Pletcher. After training a long list of the top contenders in the final jewel of the Triple Crown, on June 7 at ...
The $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks is the premier dirt race for 3-year-old fillies in North America, a 1 1/8-mile test that goes a long way toward determining the Eclipse Award in the division ...
The Grade 2 Wood Memorial is named after Eugene D. Wood, the president of Jamaica Race Course for more than two decades, and the 2025 edition drew a field of 12 3-year-olds vying for Kentucky Derby ...
Being a professional jockey is an incredibly tough calling. Guiding a half-ton-plus racehorse around an oval while making split-second decisions at speeds of about 35 miles per hour – all while trying ...
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 ...