Horse Racing

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

Associated Press Apr 27, 2024, 09:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fierceness was named the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs and will look to make history in next Saturday’s milestone race as the first entrant to win from the No. 17 post position in 45 attempts.

Willie Mullins By Elise Hamersley Few feats capture the imagination in such a way that people would don face masks of a trainer’s likeness, but Willie Mullins has achieved no ordinary feat. The fan club huddled behind the Closutton man as he lifted the trophy that cemented his status as the first Irish-based trainer in

2024 Kentucky Derby Track Notes 2024 Kentucky Derby Track Notes Kentucky Derby Poll Who will win the Kentucky Derby? Date: 4/25/2024 All days: 4/23, 4/24 Tuesday saw four timed works for Derby and Oaks horses in additions to regular gallops during the exclusive 7:30-7:45am training session for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses. Video for this

A portion of any purse money earned in the May 4 GI Kentucky Derby by Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), winner of the GI Blue Grass S. and expected to be one of the favorites for the American Classic, will benefit the Backside Learning Center (BLC)’s initiative “Purses for a Purpose.” In addition, should the ‘TDN

Location, location, location. It applies as much in horse racing as it does in real estate. When it comes to the Kentucky Derby post-position draw, connections are most concerned with which locations to avoid. The rail is not ideal and, depending on running style, other inside posts can be less than ideal while far outside

6th-Keeneland, $96,700, Msw, 4-21, 3yo, 7f, 1:27.39, ft, 3 3/4 lengths.DRAGOON GUARD (c, 3, Arrogate–Filimbi {GSW & MGISP-USA, SW-Fr, $670,763}, by Mizzen Mast) just missed by a neck to future SW Otto the Conqueror (Street Sense) when he debuted last September under the Twin Spires. Back on the work tab in late February for Brad

Horse of the Year: Fev Rover Finalists: Fev Rover (90), Paramount Prince (44), Elysian Field (32) Champion Two-Year-Old Female: Witwatersrand Finalists: Witwatersrand (132), Tripolina (41), Living Magic (32) Champion Two-Year-Old Male: My Boy Prince Finalists: My Boy Prince (156), Babbo (59), Two Ghosts (39) Champion Three-Year-Old Female: Elysian Field Finalists: Elysian Field (149), Solo Album

Associated Press Apr 19, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zedan Racing Stables has appealed a Kentucky Circuit Court ruling that denied its request for a temporary injunction seeking to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to race in next month’s 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The stable’s motion

Catching Freedom is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2024 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs. The horse is owned by Ankeny businessman Dennis Albaugh. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September. The post-position