Within the shadows of venerable Churchill Downs, the worldsmost famous horse race never ends. Nor does the pageantry of theKentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby Museum, situated just off Gate 1 atChurchill, offers a treasure trove of Derby memories for horseracing aficionados and people making their maiden trip to a track.The museum was closed for renovations [...]
Trainer Ken McPeek has little doubt Nobles Promise isspecial. So special, in fact, that McPeek is unwilling to jeopardize thepromising but nicked up 3-year-old colts health in an effort towin the Kentucky Derby. “He deserves a chance and if we get everything right, weregoing to dance, and if we dont, were going to wait for [...]
Todds Squad is headed to the Kentucky Derby in what could berecord numbers. Trainer Todd Pletcher will be a busy man on Derby day with fivelikely starters and perhaps a record-setting sixth once his gameplan is finalized. Not bad for a guy who is 0 for 24 in the Derbyand desperately seeking that elusive first [...]
A 3-year-old horse training for a final Kentucky Derby prep racehas been euthanized after collapsing during a workout at ChurchillDowns. Tiz Chromes trainer Bob Baffert said the colt suffered a fatalfracture of the left front sesamoid during a workout Sundaymorning. Tiz Chrome was scheduled to run in the Derby Trial onSaturday. Baffert said the colt [...]
Southern California sprinter Ahmad Rashad won the 100 meterswith a wind-aided time of 10.08 seconds at Mount San AntonioCollege Relays on Saturday. Rashad, no relation to the former star NFL receiver of the samename, came into the meet having won Pac-10 titles in the 100 and200 and finishing second in the 100 at the NCAA [...]
Southern California sprinter Ahmad Rashad won the 100 meterswith a wind-aided time of 10.08 seconds at Mount San AntonioCollege Relays on Saturday. Rashad, no relation to the former star NFL receiver of the samename, came into the meet having won Pac-10 titles in the 100 and200 and finishing second in the 100 at the NCAA [...]
Heath Reed already had plenty of confidence in Llano Tellerschances of winning the $596,000 Grade 1 Remington Park Futurity.When the trainer saw the weather forecast for Saturday night, hefigured the result might already be a done deal. It rained all day in Oklahoma City, and like his sire – 2005 AllAmerican Futurity winner Teller Cartel [...]
A bronze statue honoring Kentucky Derby and Preakness winnerAlysheba was unveiled Friday across from a monument for John Henry,giving a final resting place of two of the greatest racehorsesever. The structures, surrounded by flowers and bushes, show thehorses looking at each other with an imaginary gust of wind hittingJohn Henry from the back and Alysheba [...]
Connemara will try to earn his way into the Kentucky Derby inthe $300,000 Lexington Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland. The 3-year-old colt trained by Todd Pletcher will start from theNo. 10 post in the 12-horse field. The Lexington is a final majorprep for the May 1 Derby. Connemara will be ridden by RussellBaze. Connemara won [...]
As John Velazquez lay unconscious after being thrown from hishorse during a 2008 race, Keenelands doctors wanted to administera pain medicine. A few key strokes on a laptop computer alerted them theycouldnt. Velazquez was severely allergic to the drug. Now Keeneland is taking steps to ensure all jockeys get the samekind of treatment. Track officials [...]