Horse Racing
Preakness racegoers bid a wistful farewell to historic Laurel Park
Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course did not host the Preakness, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown, for the first time in 118 years. That made this weekend's 151st race likely a last hurrah for Laurel, which opened in 1911 and is slated to become a training facility next year as officials consolidate the state's declining racing industry.
Russell, with her husband riding, could make Preakness Stakes history with Taj Mahal
Brittany Russell is the latest woman with a chance to etch her name into horse racing history.
Preakness in Laurel conjures memories of suburban Maryland’s equestrian past
The Maryland Jockey Club will host the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday for the first and only time, stirring long-buried memories of the urbanized area's equestrian past.
Laurel Park waited 114 years for the Preakness. It may be a farewell as much as a debut
The crowds that once packed Laurel Park dressed in their best to watch champions like Secretariat and Seabiscuit have long since disappeared. For one final weekend, they are coming back.
Preakness could soon move later, to three weeks after Kentucky Derby
A long-debated change to the Triple Crown calendar could be on the verge of happening, and it still may fall short of the desired goal.
Iron Honor installed as slight 9-2 favorite on morning line for Preakness
Iron Honor is the morning line favorite at 9-2 in a wide-open Preakness this weekend that does not include Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo.
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend, trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday.
History-making trainer undecided on running Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo in Preakness
Soon after Cherie DeVaux's wait-and-see answer Sunday morning about her Kentucky Derby winner's next stop on the Triple Crown trail, an official from the Preakness called to congratulate the history-making trainer and invite Golden Tempo to the series' middle jewel in Maryland.
Golden Tempo takes Kentucky Derby as DeVaux becomes first woman to train its winner
Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown.
The Puma scratched: Kentucky Derby is down to 19 horses
The Puma has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, so the 152nd edition of the race will be run Saturday with 19 horses instead of the maximum 20.
Robusta is in the Kentucky Derby field with Right to Party out
Cristian Torres is getting the chance to ride in his first Kentucky Derby after Kenny McPeek-trained Right to Party was scratched on Friday, with Doug O'Neill's Robusta drawing into the field.
Donna Brothers steps away from NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage after 26 races
Donna Brothers has been an integral part of NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage since it acquired the rights to the race in 2001.
A Kentucky Derby winner from Japan could be on the horizon
As horse racing grapples with an uncertain future in the U.S. with tracks closing and legalized sports betting taking away something that made the sport unique, there is a place in the world where it's getting increasingly popular and turning out significantly better competition.
Horse racing in Japan is on the rise. A Kentucky Derby winner could be next
As horse racing grapples with an uncertain future in the U.S. with tracks closing and legalized sports betting taking away something that made the sport unique, there is a place in the world where it's getting increasingly popular and turning out significantly better competition.
First Kentucky Derby since Lukas death has a different vibe
D. Wayne Lukas always talked up his latest crop of 2-year-old horses with an eye toward the next Kentucky Derby, telling his wife to get her dress for Oaks day.
Silent Tactic is out of the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury, trainer says
Silent Tactic is out of the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury, trainer Mark Casse said Wednesday, the first change to the field of 20 horses for the first leg of the Triple Crown.
The Kentucky Derby will serve 125,000 mint juleps this weekend — here’s how to make one at home
Horses are poised, bets are on, hats are at the ready and the bourbon is standing by, ready to be poured into thousands of mint julep cocktails. It must be Kentucky Derby weekend.
Long shot So Happy runs to the Kentucky Derby amid heartbreak and hope and a chance at history
Mike Smith hugged Dena Glatt in the winner's circle after riding So Happy to victory in the San Vincente Stakes at Santa Anita Park in January, a joyous sign that the unheralded horse trained by her husband, Mark, might be better than expected.
He laughed so hard at Koo’s botched NFL kick that he had a seizure. It may have saved his life
It was just an ordinary day last December for Mark Toothaker. He worked at Spendthrift Farm, went to the gym and settled in at home in Lexington, Kentucky, to watch the New York Giants play the New England Patriots on "Monday Night Football."
Churchill Downs, home of Kentucky Derby, buys Preakness intellectual property
Churchill Downs Incorporated said Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire the intellectual property for the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan-Stakes from 1/ST Racing's Maryland department for $85 million, subject to customary closing conditions.