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Singing in the rain? Baffert eyes history, wet Kentucky Derby on tap
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert times three. In a Kentucky Derby lacking a dominant favourite, the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer saddles the top three
Triple Crown winner Mike Smith gets Kentucky Derby ride
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith will ride in the Kentucky Derby after all. He picked up the mount on 30-1 shot
KENTUCKY Derby 2019: Game Winner new favourite in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The new favourite enters the Kentucky Derby seeking his first win of 2019 and tops several contenders on modest winning streaks
Jockeys in Kentucky Derby to use new crop whip
Terry Meyocks, president and CEO of The Jockeys’ Guild, said Wednesday that “the majority” of riders in Saturday’s 2019 Kentucky Derby are expected to use
Favourite Omaha Beach withdraws from Kentucky Derby: trainer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Suddenly, the Kentucky Derby is wide open. Favourite Omaha Beach was scratched because of a breathing problem Wednesday night, leaving a
Baffert takes aim at record-tying 6th Kentucky Derby win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pain of seeing Cavonnier get beat by a nose in his first Kentucky Derby nearly kept trainer Bob Baffert from
Superstar Irish jockey Ruby Walsh retires from horse racing
PUNCHESTOWN, Ireland (AP) — Irish jockey Ruby Walsh has retired from horse racing, ending a career in which, he had more than 2,500 winners and
Jon Court, 58, would set Kentucky Derby record as oldest jockey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jon Court would set a record as the oldest jockey in the Kentucky Derby when he rides Long Range Toddy this
Baffert likes his horses' chances in Kentucky Derby
Legendary trainer Bob Baffert, who parlayed a win by Justify in last year's Kentucky Derby into his second Triple Crown win, sees a wide open
Omaha Beach is 4-1 favourite for Kentucky Derby, draws No. 12
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Knowing their favoured horses won't start the Kentucky Derby on the rail left Richard Mandella and Bob Baffert more relieved than
Win Bright storms to victory in Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Japan's Win Bright clinched the Queen Elizabeth II Cup for jockey Masami Matsuoka in Hong Kong Sunday, the highlight of
Santa Anita horse deaths overshadow reforms made elsewhere
Linda Gaudet can't watch the replays. Even after 47 years in horse racing, she turns away from any video showing one of the 23 fatalities