Horse Racing

3:20 PM ET Associated Press Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality and runner-up Mandaloun will not run against Medina Spirit in the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said Thursday. Cox said he will skip the second jewel of the Triple Crown with those two horses and Caddo River, who was scratched from the Derby after spiking a

Crush the mint and pour the bourbon, the Kentucky Derby is back!  After a COVID-enforced detour to September last year, the Derby returned to its traditional date on the first Saturday in May, and Medina Spirit took advantage of perfect conditions to win the 147th Kentucky Derby. The win marked a record seventh Derby victory

In an effort to claw back at least $200,000 in transfers by Ahmed Zayat that allegedly constitute “fraudulent conveyance” because they occurred just prior Zayat’s filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, the trustee in charge of vetting Zayat’s case filed two complaints in federal court Wednesday that aim to recover that money so it might

The 2020 Sovereign Awards The Sovereign Awards The permanent Sovereign Award trophy Date: 4/15/2021 The 46th annual Sovereign Awards, saluting outstanding achievement in Canadian Thoroughbred racing and breeding in 2020, were announced on a YouTube livestream on Thursday, April 15. Traditionally the ceremony is held a day or two before the start of the Woodbine

Two horses died in a fire at Belmont Park Tuesday. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) A fire broke out in a barn along the back stretch of Belmont Park Tuesday night, killing two of the 60 horses stabled there.  The fire started around 6 p.m. ET at the Long Island track that hosts the third

2021 Arkansas Derby Day 2021 Arkansas Derby Day Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. celebrates after winning the Arkansas Derby aboard Super Stock Date: 4/10/2021 The highlight race of the Oaklawn Park spring meeting is the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1), for 3-year-olds run at 1 1/8 miles and worth 100 points to the winner as part

Nov 7, 2020 ESPN News Services LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authentic has won the Breeders’ Cup Classic, going wire-to-wire for a 2¼-length victory over Improbable that gave trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish Saturday at Keeneland. The Kentucky Derby champion and Preakness runner-up broke out of the gate quickly and set the pace for others to