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As Derby approaches, it’s time to brush up on the special lingo of Thoroughbred horse racing

April 29, 2016April 29, 20160

By Liane Crossley NKYTribune correspondent To the uninformed, horse racing lingo must sound like a foreign language. Casual fans listening…

April 11, 2016April 12, 20160

By Steve Flarity NKyTribune columnist Lexington’s Keeneland Racecourse is currently in the midst of its spring meet and soon, on…

September 4, 20150

With the belief that American Pharoah “deserves the chance to be in the sport’s premier year-end event,” his owner and…

September 2, 20150

Churchill Downs Racetrack, one of the world’s most recognized sports venues and home of the Kentucky Derby, has announced an…

July 20, 2015July 20, 20150

By Gavin Lapaille Special to NKyTribune Former Kentucky Derby Museum resident thoroughbred Au Moon seemingly ended his racing career the…

June 11, 20150

The 2015 Breeders’ Cup Challenge series on NBC Sports stops at Churchill Downs this Saturday night for “Downs after Dark,”…

May 24, 20150

With Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah and three other Belmont Stakes contenders stabled on the grounds, Churchill Downs Racetrack will…

April 27, 20150

Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah, the champion 2-year-old of 2014 and probable morning-line favorite for the $2 million Kentucky Derby, worked…

April 21, 2015April 21, 20150

The Ackerley Brothers Farm’s Bold Conquest worked five furlongs over a track labeled as “good” in 1:02.80 on an overcast…

April 10, 2015April 10, 20150

By Liane Crossley Special to NKyTribune In his early days of training racehorses in Western Kentucky, Larry Jones said he…

January 8, 2015January 9, 20150

By Liane Crossley KyForward correspondent As an aspiring jockey on his first visit to Kentucky, Englishman Jack Gilligan quickly realized…