Horse Racing

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the second leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever, taking arguably the best horse and one trained by Bob Baffert out of the race. The Maryland Jockey Club announced Muth’s status change

May 14, 2024, 09:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second leg of the Triple Crown will kick off Saturday, May 18 with the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (5-2) will look to continue his bid for the first Triple Crown since Justify

Mystik Dan won the Kentucky Derby, but he’s not the early favorite in a compelling field of nine contenders lined up for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. That distinction goes to Bob Baffert-trained Muth, who did not run in the Derby because Baffert remains suspended from Churchill Downs. Muth, an 8-5 choice in the Preakness morning line,

2024 Man O’War, Peter Pan, Beaugay, and Runhappy Stakes Results 2024 Man O’War, Peter Pan, and Runhappy Stakes Results Flavien Prat aboard Silver Knott after winning the Man O’War. Date: 05/11/2024 There were 4 graded stakes races at Aqueduct on Saturday afternoon, part of the “Belmont at the Big A” spring meeting. Conditions were typical

Earning a $25,000 stipend and an automatic berth into one of the juvenile stakes during next month’s Royal Meeting at Ascot, it was longshot Gabaldon (Gone Astray) who snagged the voucher in the final race Saturday at Gulfstream Park–the Royal Palm Juvenile S. Overlooked at odds of 16-1 for this debut, the Jose D’Angelo trainee

Copper Tax is possible to compete in the $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The post position draw for the Preakness is set for Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. Post time for the Preakness is set for 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. NBC will

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Three horses are confirmed as headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes, though the status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remained unclear Tuesday, with no imminent decision expected. Mystik Dan is scheduled to return to the track Wednesday at Churchill Downs, site of

While still officially remaining on the fence when it comes to whether or not he will run his GI Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (Goldencents) in the May 18 GI Preakness S., trainer Kenny McPeek confirmed that an appearance in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown is a distinct possibility. “Who wouldn’t want to?”

2024 Kentucky Derby Field 2024 Kentucky Derby Field The field of the 2024 Kentucky Derby shortly after the start. Date: 05/06/2024 Here is the entire field for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs during the post parade. The weather was ideal with partly cloudy skies and a race time temperature

Associated Press May 5, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions STAMFORD, Conn. — Mystik Dan’s nose victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby drew 16.7 million viewers, the biggest audience for the race since 1989. Viewership peaked at 20.1 million from 7 to 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, when 18-1 shot Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone

With the 2024 Kentucky Derby in the books after Mystik Dan edged Sierra Leone by less than a nose at the finish line, it’s time to turn our attention to the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The Preakness Stakes is set for the third Saturday in May with the winner’s purse increasing to $2

Just Steel and stalked by 41-1 Track Phantom and 47-1 Epic Ride through an opening quarter of 22.97. On the clubhouse turn jockey Joel Rosario sent Track Phantom to lead through a half in 46.63 and 3/4 in 1:11.31, chased by Just Steel and Fierceness. Turning for home, the hot pace up front took its

2024 Kentucky Oaks Results 2024 Kentucky Oaks Results Brian Hernandez Jr. celebrates aboard Thorpedo Anna after winning the Kentucky Oaks. Date: 05/03/2024 The $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) is the premier race in the country for 3-year-old fillies, and is the female counterpart to the Kentucky Derby. After Tapit Jenallie scratched allowing Our Pretty

‘TDN Rising Star’ Thorpedo Anna (f, 3, Fast Anna–Sataves, by Uncle Mo) was hustled to the front by Brian Hernandez, Jr., and never looked back over the sloppy going in Friday’s GI Kentucky Oaks before a rain-soaked crowd of 107,236 at Churchill Downs. Thorpedo Anna is the first Kentucky Oaks winner for trainer Ken McPeek.

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,

A look at 10 memorable editions of the Kentucky Derby, with the 150th running coming up on Saturday: 1933 (59th Derby) Brokers Tip, ridden by Don Meade, came up the rail to challenge leader Head Play and jockey Herb Fisher. They ran side-by-side down the stretch, with Meade and Fisher grabbing arms and whipping each

Analyzing the 2024 Kentucky Derby Contenders Analyzing the Kentucky Derby Contenders Date: 04/29/2024 Using historical trends and the past performances for the 22 Kentucky Derby entrants by points, we have counted several factors to develop the following ranked list. Each horse was given points for his conformation to a Derby winners profile. Of course this

Mensa (Complexity), the first 2-year-old winner for his freshman sire, sold on a final bid of $740,000 April 29 in the one-horse Mensa Flash Sale, a record-setting sum for the Fasig-Tipton Digital platform, the company announced Monday. Offered by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for D.J. Stables LLC Graduate, the colt went the way of