Horse Racing Commission upholds Bob Baffert suspension on Derby-disqualified Medina Spirit
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Friday unanimously upheld the suspension and fine of thoroughbred…
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Billy Reed: The horses are running at Keeneland, which is good, but they’ll run without Baffert stable
When the horses are running at Keeneland, the world is a better place. I can’t prove that, of course, but…
Billy Reed: Medina Spirit runs third in Preakness, behind winner Rombauer and Midnight Bourbon
Medina Spirit, the star-crossed winner in the Kentucky Derby, didn’t win yesterday’s Preakness in Baltimore, finishing third to the late-charging…
Billy Reed: All eyes on Preakness to see if star-crossed colt Medina Spirit can be competitive
LOUISVILLE – Almost all horse racing fans around the nation will be watching this afternoon’s Preakness Stakes so they can…
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s victory is in jeopardy over positive post-race drug test
Staff report In a terrific blow to racing, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is investigating the report that Kentucky Derby…
Billy Reed: The beautiful, sunny morning after the Derby, meeting a fresh Medina Spirit up close
LOUISVILLE – A little past 8 a.m. yesterday, a small gaggle of photographers, TV people with their cameras and microphones,…
Billy Reed: It couldn’t happen, of course, but it did — Bob Baffert wins the Roses with Medina Spirit
LOUISVILLE – No way Bob Baffert could win this thing again. No way he could break his tie with Ben…
Billy Reed: Strange Derby is over; maybe next year can be normal; Baffert sets record with Authentic
All you horse-racing fans who have been waiting to exhale no longer have to hold your breaths. On a lovely…
Churchill Downs’ Spring Meet opener Saturday draws 162 entries; includes champion Monomoy Girl
Horses are back at Churchill Downs and they are ready to run, with 162 entries for Saturday’s 11 scheduled races….
Authentic takes sole lead in NTRA top 3-Year-Old Poll; Midnight Bisou is still top thoroughbred
While a pair of his stablemates posted impressive on-track wins this past weekend, the Bob Baffert-trained Authentic scored a victory…
Mucho Gusto dominant in $3M Pegasus World Cup win; Maker’s Zulu Alpha takes $1M Pegasus Turf
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Mucho Gusto won with complete authority Saturday at Gulfstream Park, giving his Hall of Fame trainer…
Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach to scratch with an entrapped epiglottis; Bodexpress draws in
Kentucky Derby favorite Omaha Beach will be scratched from Saturday’s 145th race due to an entrapped epiglottis, according to Hall…
Kentucky Derby Field: Omaha Beach leads talented field for Saturday’s 145th Run for the Roses
By Liane Crossley Special to KyForward Omaha Beach is the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s 145th running of the $3-million…
Omaha Beach holding strong atop NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll ahead of Kentucky Derby run
Days out from the 145th edition of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the high opinion of Grade 1…
With Kentucky Derby less than two weeks away, little movement in NTRA Top 3-Year-Old Pool
With the prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in the books and little action in the…
New face atop NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll; Omaha Beach surpasses Roadster with win in Arkansas Derby
The reign of California-based horses atop the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top 3-Year-Old Poll continues this week in a…
Roadster moves to the top of the NTRA 3-Year-Old Poll following win in Santa Anita Derby
After knocking off reigning juvenile male champion Game Winner in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby this past Saturday, Speedway…
Justify voted 2018 Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards; Irad Ortiz voted top jockey
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced Thursday that…
Future Stars Friday at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs delivers
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The first day of the Breeders’ Cup 2018 World Championships at Churchill Downs was…
Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify retired from racing; connections disappointed, but thankful
NKyTribune staff Kentucky Derby winner and undefeated Triple Crown champion Justify has been retired from racing. The announcement came Wednesday….
Justify unanimous choice in final 2018 NTRA top 3-year-old, thoroughbred for all ages polls
The unbeaten chestnut colt Justify, whose 16-week epic journey from unraced maiden to Triple Crown winner has expanded the conventional…
Justify wins the Belmont Stakes and captures the Triple Crown, cementing Mike Smith’s legacy
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Justify took the Belmont Stakes in wire-to-wire fashion at Belmont Park Saturday, securing U.S….