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.

Horse racing days at Del Mar cut due to economic reasons

DEL MAR, Calif. — Officials say horse racing at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has been cut to five days a week due to economic reasons.

2-year-old filly dies following collision with colt during training at Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Raspberry Miss, a 2-year-old filly, died Monday following a collision with another horse at Churchill Downs.

Quality Road: A top Kentucky Derby contender knocked out of race with hoof injury

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The trainer in Jimmy Jerkens thought maybe, just maybe, Quality Road could compete in the Kentucky Derby even with a quarter crack injury that has slowed down his training the last two weeks.

Expected Kentucky Derby favorite Quality Road won’t make Saturday’s race due to injured hoof

NEW YORK — Quality Road won’t run in the Kentucky Derby.

4 horses euthanized in 4 days in steeplechase racing in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Four horses had to be euthanized in four days from injuries suffered in steeplechase races in Victoria state, renewing calls for the races to be banned.

Quality Road receives second patch for quarter crack, Derby chances still up in the air

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Quality Road’s troubled feet could keep him out of the Kentucky Derby.

Barbaro Memorial unveiled 3 years after Derby winner’s breakdown started sea change in racing

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Catherine Kane never met paid much attention to horse racing. It simply wasn’t her thing.

Hull possibly heading to Preakness after dominating victory in Derby Trial

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dale Romans knew he was costing his talented but largely untested colt Hull a shot at the Kentucky Derby when he pulled the 3-year-old out of last week’s Lexington Stakes.

Godolphin horses Desert Party, Regal Ransom sharp in Kentucky Derby workouts

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Godolphin Racing stablemates Desert Party and Regal Ransom looked sharp during their final workouts before next week’s Kentucky Derby.

I Want Revenge, Pioneerof the Nile among favorites in expected full field for wide-open Derby

It’s Kentucky Derby time again, and Nick Zito is looking toward the winner’s circle as always. Not for himself, though. For the sport.

Jerkens optimistic Quality Road will run in the Kentucky Derby despite quarter crack problems

NEW YORK — Trainer Jimmy Jerkens is optimistic Florida Derby winner Quality Road can make next Saturday’s Kentucky Derby despite a quarter crack in his right front hoof that has slowed his training in the last two weeks.

Quality Road has new quarter crack; Derby status in question

NEW YORK — Quality Road has another hoof problem that could knock him out of the Kentucky Derby.

Bowman paces Tennessee women to victory in distance medley at 115th Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA — A year after anchoring her Tennessee team to three second-place finishes at the Penn Relays, senior Sarah Bowman returned and made sure the favored Volunteers didn’t come up short.

In last place until the end, Winter View picks up the pace to win by 2 lengths

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Winter View trailed in last place until the last quarter-mile, then pushed ahead to win the $150,000 Grade 3 Grey Goose Bewitch Stakes at Keeneland on Thursday.

Buzz _ and worries _ descend on Churchill Downs with Kentucky Derby just around the corner

It’s been a tough, tragic couple of years for some of the horses that make racing go. It’s about to get a lot tougher for at least one.

Breeders’ Cup officials still planning to stage event at Santa Anita

ARCADIA, Calif. — Breeders’ Cup officials say they still intend to stage horse racing’s year-end world championships at Santa Anita in November despite the track’s owner filing for bankruptcy.