
10 Things to Know about the Preakness _ and beyond
There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes — either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown ...

Orb favored to take Preakness, set up Triple try
Orb is ready for his whirl at history. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers ...
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 ...

Orb draws rail as 1-1 favorite in Preakness
The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Longshot Princess of Sylmar wins Kentucky Oaks
A filly that trainer Todd Pletcher waffled on entering in the Kentucky Oaks has him poised to complete a rare double Saturday in the Kentucky Derby.

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 ...

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, ...

Baffert won't start a horse in Kentucky Derby
Bob Baffert won't be saddling a horse in Saturday's Kentucky Derby for the first time since 2008. The Hall of Fame trainer said Monday that Govenor ...

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 ...

Overanalyze charges late to win Arkansas Derby
Mike Repole wasn't sure what to make of a disappointing start of the year for his standout 3-year-old, Overanalyze, after a fifth-place finish at the ...

Verrazano moves in as AP's top Derby contender
Time for a change at the top. Verrazano replaced stablemate Shanghai Bobby at No. 1 in the AP's latest Run to the Roses' Top 10 list of Kentucky Derby ...

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 ...