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I'll Have Another Wins Preakness

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:53:37 CDT

I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister down the straight to win the Preakness Stakes and keep alive his hopes of winning the US Triple Crown. In a race that was a virtual repeat of the Kentucky Derby, I'll Have Another raced from behind today to beat pace-setter Bodemeister, who also finished...

Body Found at Kentucky Derby Track

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 06 May 2012 10:51:42 CDT

The day after I'll Have Another broke from the field to win the first leg of the Triple Crown, Kentucky police are investigating a man's body that was found at Churchill Downs this morning. The body was found in Barn 8, just four barns away from where the new Derby...

I'll Have Another Wins Kentucky Derby

Sat, 05 May 2012 17:56:19 CDT

I'll Have Another caught Bodemeister down the stretch and pulled away in the final furlong today to win the Kentucky Derby. Jockey Mario Gutierrez, riding in his first Derby, guided the 3-year-old colt ahead of Bob Baffert's Bodemeister and a late closing Dullahan to win on a fast track.

24 Horses Die on US Racetracks ... Each Week

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:09:05 CDT

If the extent of your horse-racing knowledge starts with the Kentucky Derby and ends with mint juleps, the New York Times' look at the deadly sport is both an eye-opening and jarring read. It reports that an average of 24 horses die every single week on the country's racetracks. Most...

Third Horse Killed in Luck

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:01:28 CDT

A third horse in the HBO horse-racing series Luck has been put down after suffering an injury. The death has triggered suspension of horse scenes, again, over concerns about animal treatment. The humane association that oversees Hollywood productions demanded that "all production involving horses be shut down." The American Humane...

Belmont Horses 9-1-1 Win on 9/11

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:21:05 CDT

Go figure: Horses wearing the numbers 9, 1, and 1 won the first three races at Belmont Park on the anniversary of 9/11, reports the New York Post . “The odds were probably about a million to one,” says the trainer at the stable that owns the first two winners. Not...

No Triple Crown: Shackleford Wins Preakness

Sat, 21 May 2011 17:33:17 CDT

No Triple Crown again this year: Shackleford won today's Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. He fended off a late charge by Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who finished just a half-length behind, ahead of third-place finisher Astrology. Shackleford also ran in the Derby, but he finished fourth after leading most of...

Animal Kingdom Wins Kentucky Derby

Sat, 07 May 2011 17:42:52 CDT

Animal Kingdom sped past the leaders in the turn at Churchill Downs today and roared down the middle of the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby. Jockey John Velazquez guided the 3-year-old colt, who finished ahead of Nehro and Mucho Macho Man. Favorite Dialed In was never a factor.

Female Jockey Aims for History at Derby

John Johnson — Sat, 07 May 2011 12:22:53 CDT

New Jersey native Rosie Napravnik hopes to make a little history today by becoming the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. She heads into the day with 20-1 odds aboard Pants on Fire, reports the Star-Ledger in a profile. Napravnik, 23, will be the sixth woman to ride...