
Slop or not, Pletcher's 5 ready for Belmont Stakes
Sloppy track or not, here comes Todd Pletcher with another squad of 3-year-olds for a Triple Crown race. The trainer is taking aim on the Belmont ...

Lukas has Preakness winner Oxbow set for Belmont
Cowboy boots, blue jeans, starched sports shirt, gleaming smile and shades. Yes, trainer D. Wayne Lukas is back in the spotlight during the Triple ...

Derby winner Orb made 3-1 Belmont favorite
Back home again, Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes. Orb was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 ...

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 ...

Verrazano wins Wood to remain unbeaten
Even Todd Pletcher figures he has the Kentucky Derby favorite after Verrazano won the $1 million Wood Memorial and kept his record perfect through ...

Verrazano tops 10-horse field in Wood Memorial
Verrazano has a chance to give trainer Todd Pletcher the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. The unbeaten 3-year-old colt will seek his fourth straight ...

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 ...