Fillies take center stage in Black-Eyed Susan
A Hall of Fame trainer and the winning jockey in the Kentucky Derby will join forces Friday in the Black-Eyed Susan, a Grade 2 race for 3-year-old ...

O'Neill hopes Goldencents finishes in money
Just like last year, Doug O'Neill was the first trainer to bring his Kentucky Derby entrant to Pimlico Race Course for the Preakness. The similarity ...

Derby winner Orb prepares for Preakness run
Now that Shug McGaughey has won the Kentucky Derby, it's time for the 62-year-old trainer to go after another race missing from his Hall of Fame ...

Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby
Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn't. Churning through a sloppy track that resembled creamy peanut ...

5 things to know Saturday at the Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here are five things you should know before the 6:24 p.m. post time: DOUG'S DOUBLE Doug O'Neill is ...

Wide-open race expected in 139th Kentucky Derby
A trainer flooding the field with five horses. A black jockey trying to make history, and a woman rider, too. Louisville coach Rick Pitino seeking a ...

Louisville coach chasing Derby win as a co-owner
Rick Pitino became a Hall of Famer and an NCAA champion on the same day. Now the Louisville basketball coach is positioned to become a Kentucky ...

Orb made 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby
Trainer Doug O'Neill had a pretty darned good day on two courses. First he birdied the eighth hole during a Wednesday afternoon golf outing at ...

O'Neill, Krigger chase Derby history together
A little known jockey and a lightly regarded horse pulled off an upset victory for trainer Doug O'Neill at last year's Kentucky Derby. On Saturday, ...

Goldencents, Itsmyluckyday jog at Churchill Downs
Doug O'Neill's first full day at Churchill Downs already has him feeling like he could achieve something special in the Kentucky Derby. Again.

Verrazano 1st on AP's final Top 10 Derby list
Doug O'Neill is gearing up for a Kentucky Derby repeat. A year after winning the Derby with I'll Have Another, the trainer is going for another — this ...

Verrazano regains No. 1 spot in AP Derby rankings
Verrazano will attempt to break a longstanding Kentucky Derby jinx — win the race without having run as a 2-year-old. It's been done before, but only ...

FINALS WATCH: Michigan wins, Louisville up next
Around the Final Four and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the games

Paralyzed jockey Douglas now successful owner
Rolling his wheelchair up to the Meydan Racecourse, Rene Douglas wasn't sure how he would feel. It had been nearly four years since the Panamanian ...

Vyjack looking to give owner another big score
Life is good for the owner of the latest 3-year-old to race onto the Kentucky Derby scene. David Wilkenfeld bought Vyjack for $100,000 last year, ...

Trainer McGaughey closing in on Derby try with Orb
Shug McGaughey catches Derby fever every once in a while, and the Hall of Fame trainer just might have it again thanks to a 3-year-old colt named Orb.

Pletcher's posse dominates Kentucky Derby trail
No trainer has started more than five horses in a Kentucky Derby. The way the Derby prep season is shaping up, that could change. Todd Pletcher has ...