‘Bo-rail’ does it again; Calvin Borel completes magical weekend with Kentucky Derby upsetLOUISVILLE, 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 disappointmentLOUISVILLE, 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 DerbyLOUISVILLE, 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 winnersLOUISVILLE, 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 backLOUISVILLE, 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 breakdownLOUISVILLE, 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 OaksLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rachel Alexandra is heading to the Belmont. Magna Entertainment withdraws Preakness Stakes track from proposed saleDOVER, Del. — Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and Magna Entertainment Corp.’s other horse racing assets in Maryland are off the auction block, at least for now. Favorite I Want Revenge scratched from Kentucky Derby with left front ankle injuryLOUISVILLE, 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 injuryLOUISVILLE, 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 DerbyLOUISVILLE, 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 DerbyLOUISVILLE, 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 DownsLOUISVILLE, 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 DerbyLOUISVILLE, 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. Stormalory euthanized after breaking down during American Turf StakesLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Stormalory, a 3-year-old colt, was euthanized after breaking down during the $150,000 American Turf Stakes on Friday at Churchill Downs. Alexandra the Great! Rachel Alexandra cruises to victory in Kentucky OaksLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dolphus Morrison is a racing purist: The Kentucky Derby is for the boys; the Kentucky Oaks is for the girls. Justwhistledixie scratched from Kentucky Oaks with foot abscessLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Justwhistledixie has been scratched from the Kentucky Oaks. Off track forces unbeaten Zenyatta out of Louisville DistaffLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Undefeated Zenyatta has been scratched from the $350,000 Louisville Distaff at Churchill Downs due to deteriorating track conditions. A year after Big Brown, Iavarone and IEAH Stables back in spotlight with I Want RevengeLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Michael Iavarone leans against a black limousine outside Barn 24 at Churchill Downs, hands tucked in the pockets of his sweatpants, sun reflecting off his designer glasses. Tired of hassles and tempting fate, Jones takes final shot at winning it all at Kentucky DerbyLOUISVILLE, 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 DerbyLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A guy rarely walks away at the top of his game. Baffert eager to make grade again with Pioneerof the Nile at Kentucky DerbyLOUISVILLE, 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. Trainer Wesley Ward finishes 1-2 in the Kentucky Juvenile at Churchill DownsLOUISVILLE, Ky., — Aegean beat Jealous Again by 1¼ lengths Thursday to give trainer Wesley Ward a 1-2 finish in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs. Hollywood Park cancels Thursday races, cites lack of horses available as reasonINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Hollywood Park canceled Thursday’s races because there weren’t enough horses. Lack of horses forces Hollywood Park to cancel racing for a dayLOS ANGELES — Hollywood Park has canceled its race program because there aren’t enough horses. Retired high school principal and big gray colt could star in sequel of Seabiscuit sagaLOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you thought Seabiscuit was a tearjerker, load up on tissues and check out a horse named General Quarters. Todd Pletcher looking to snap Derby drought with Dunkirk, Advice and Join in the DanceLOUISVILLE, 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. Retired high school principal and big gray colt could star in sequel of Seabiscuit sagaLOUISVILLE, Ky. — If you thought Seabiscuit was a tearjerker, load up on tissues and check out a horse named General Quarters. Breeders’ Cup will stay at Santa Anita this year despite track’s bankruptcyARCADIA, Calif. — Breeders’ Cup officials say horse racing’s year-end world championships will go on as planned at Santa Anita in November despite the track’s owner filing for bankruptcy. |
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