
Lukas seeks 3 times the fun in Preakness
After being on this earth for 77 years, winning 13 Triple Crown races and totaling more than $100 million in purse money, Hall of Fame trainer D.

Orb has gone from ordinary to extraordinary
Growing up, Kentucky Derby winner Orb was just another horse who fit in with the crowd. Never caused problems. Never raised a ruckus. Never got sick ...

Orb to have an inside view of Preakness from rail
For a while there, it looked as if the Preakness was shaping up to be a runaway victory for Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Then came the post-position ...

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 faces a friend in the Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Illinois Derby champion Departing played together as foals in the lush pastures of Claiborne Farm in central Kentucky.

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 arrives at Pimlico for Preakness
Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course — stall 40. The Triple Crown hopeful arrived at Pimlico on Monday ...

Derby winner Orb impresses with workout at Belmont
Orb is ready. The Kentucky Derby winner put in his final workout before the Preakness, breezing four furlongs in 47.18 seconds, galloping out five ...

Kentucky Derby winner Orb has 1st jog since win
Orb is becoming quite comfortable in the rain. The Kentucky Derby winner returned to the track for the first time since splashing his way to victory ...

Trainer pondering next move for Golden Soul
Ecstatic that his instincts about Golden Soul nearly paid off in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Dallas Stewart didn't ponder the what-ifs. He's instead ...

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 ...

DERBY LIVE: Orb wins after surging among bettors
The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs had a field of 19 horses, with Orb topping the field in just over two minutes. He's the ...

AP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats
The Kentucky Derby is known as much for hats and high fashion as it is for fast horses. This year, rains are swamping Churchill Downs, but fans on the ...

Steady rain pelts Churchill Downs before Derby
Steady rain pelted Churchill Downs on Saturday leading to the Kentucky Derby, with the bugler wearing a red poncho as he blew the call to the post for ...

Trainer Pletcher seeking Oaks-Derby double
A win in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday has Todd Pletcher halfway toward a milestone last achieved 61 years ago. The trainer can accomplish the rare feat ...

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 ...

Rosie Napravnik aims to be 1st female Derby winner
Rosie Napravnik isn't worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry — with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby. Two years ...

Black Onyx scratched from Kentucky Derby
Long shot Black Onyx was a late scratch for the Kentucky Derby because of a chip in his left ankle, leaving 19 horses to vie for the roses.

Pletcher chasing Lukas' standard at Ky Derby
It's easy to figure out where Todd Pletcher got the idea to enter five horses in this year's Kentucky Derby. He used to work for D. Wayne Lukas.

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 ...

Vyjack under extra scrutiny at Kentucky Derby
The small camera attached to the helmet of Rudy Rodriguez belongs to a video outlet looking to capture his viewpoint from atop Kentucky Derby ...