‘Bo-rail’ does it again; Calvin Borel completes magical weekend with Kentucky Derby upset

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Calvin Borel built his reputation as a jockey by taking whatever work would come his way, be it $5,000 claimers or $1 million superstars.

Eight Belles’ death gives Jones perspective after Derby disappointment

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Larry Jones is living proof that a trainer’s prayers can be answered, even when his Kentucky Derby favorite finishes next to last.

Long shot Mine That Bird stuns field to win Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two very sentimental favorites. Trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. hitched Mine That Bird to the back of his pickup and drove to the Kentucky Derby from New Mexico. With an inspired ride on the rail from Calvin Borel, it all added up to one of the greatest upsets in 135 years of America’s most famous horse race.

Einstein takes the Turf Classic; Leparoux rides 3 stakes winners

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Einstein edged Cowboy Cal by a head at the end of a thrilling stretch battle to win the $557,600 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, giving jockey Julien Leparoux three stakes wins Saturday on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs.

Some Kentucky Derby fans shrug off economic recession; others scale back

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Lewis Grant lost his job nearly a year ago, but that didn’t stop him from going to America’s most famous horse race. The unemployed auto worker staked out a spot on the Churchill Downs infield Saturday, scraping together enough money to have a good time at the Kentucky Derby.

Fallen filly Eight Belles remembered a year after tragic breakdown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eight bells tolled in tribute to fallen filly Eight Belles on Kentucky Derby day, a year after her fatal breakdown following the Run for the Roses.

Rachel Alexandra pointed to Acorn Stakes after record win in Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rachel Alexandra is heading to the Belmont.

Favorite I Want Revenge scratched from Kentucky Derby with left front ankle injury

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Morning-line favorite I Want Revenge is out of the Kentucky Derby.

Favorite I Want Revenge scratched from Kentucky Derby with left front ankle injury

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jeff Mullins rarely spoke publicly this week about I Want Revenge, the horse he was training for the Kentucky Derby. When he did, it was to stress the things that went right: a fast workout, ideal post position and the colt’s status as the morning-line favorite.

Owners intend to scratch favorite I Want Revenge from Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owners of I Want Revenge intend to scratch the morning line favorite from the Kentucky Derby.

Horse racing hopes to turn the page with exciting, controversy-free Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Larry Jones was at the chapel on the backside at Churchill Downs earlier this week when he noticed the bracelet he’d been wearing for a year in honor of fallen filly Eight Belles had vanished.

NBC racing analyst Bob Neumeier being held for observation after collapsing at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NBC horse racing analyst Bob Neumeier was taken to a Louisville hospital on Friday after collapsing during a telecast from Churchill Downs.

‘One-horse guy’ McCarthy gives fans a feel-good rooting interest in Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “Is that the one-horse guy?” a visitor asked as he walked past Tom McCarthy’s rented stall on the backstretch at Churchill Downs.

‘If you like him, you like him. If you don’t, he doesn’t care.’

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s never a good thing when the man of the moment needs a publicist to tell people he isn’t talking.

Alexandra the Great! Rachel Alexandra cruises to victory in Kentucky Oaks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dolphus Morrison is a racing purist: The Kentucky Derby is for the boys; the Kentucky Oaks is for the girls.

Tired of hassles and tempting fate, Jones takes final shot at winning it all at Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A guy rarely walks away at the top of his game.

Tired of hassles and tempting fate, Jones takes final shot at winning it all at Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A guy rarely walks away at the top of his game.

Baffert eager to make grade again with Pioneerof the Nile at Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert had so much success in his early years at the Kentucky Derby he thought it would go on forever. Three wins in six years will do that. Then karma caught up and sent him into a humbling slide.

Todd Pletcher looking to snap Derby drought with Dunkirk, Advice and Join in the Dance

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — D. Wayne Lukas remembers the lean years in the early 1980s when he’d come to Churchill Downs with a hot Kentucky Derby contender and leave watching somebody else’s horse draped in the traditional blanket of roses given to the winner.

I Want Revenge installed as Kentucky Derby favorite in full 20-horse field

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jeff Mullins pulled I Want Revenge out of California this winter, sending him to run on dirt in New York. Bob Baffert stayed put on the synthetic surface with Pioneerof the Nile, and the colt racked up four consecutive victories.

Win Willy out of Kentucky Derby with possible left ankle injury

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rebel Stakes winner Win Willy is out of the Kentucky Derby.

Memorial service to honor ‘America’s horse,’ former Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba

LEXINGTON, Ky. — America’s Horse had been back in America less than six months before a fatal accident in his stall. But Alysheba is being remembered Wednesday as a popular champion.

Dubai’s Sheik Mohammed, Godolphin Racing continue to try and win Kentucky Derby their way

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — New York has the Yankees. Dallas has the Cowboys. Dubai has Godolphin Racing.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Square Eddie sidelined for Saturday’s race with shin injury

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby contender Square Eddie is out of the Run for the Roses.

Talamo all a-Twitter as young jockey prepares for first Kentucky Derby aboard I Want Revenge

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maybe the only place where it’s hard to catch Joe Talamo is on the race track.