Despite recent efforts to make horse racing safer, seven horses died at the track in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby. Whose fault was it?
Category: Horse Racing
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The Best Hats From the Kentucky Derby
The annual race brings out hats of mass proportions.
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Quiz: Kentucky Derby Hat Coronation Hat?
Can you tell where each of these hats appeared? Take our quiz.
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Mage Captures the Derby After an Agonizing Week at Churchill Downs
Mage, with Javier Castellano aboard, won by a length, bringing joy and relief to fans after a dispiriting run-up to the race in which seven horses died.
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Secretariat Is Still the GOAT, 50 Years Later, Kentucky Derby Fans Agree
A record-setting Triple Crown run was such an achievement that it helped the horse known as Big Red serve as “a rallying cry for America.”
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The past four Derbies have been wild. What could possibly happen next?
Forte, the morning-line favorite in the 149th Run for the Roses, was scratched on the morning of the race, which figures to be anything but ordinary.
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Forte, the morning-line favorite, was scratched hours before the race.
The colt was taken out of the field with a bruised hoof at the end of a difficult week for the Derby and the sport.
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Forte, the Derby Favorite, Is Scratched Hours Before the Race
The colt was taken out of the field by order of veterinarians at the end of a difficult week for the Derby and the sport.
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What to Watch for in the 2023 Kentucky Derby
Forte, the morning-line favorite in the 149th Run for the Roses, was scratched on the morning of the race, which figures to be anything but ordinary.
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What to Watch for in the 2023 Kentucky Derby
Forte is the morning-line favorite in the 149th Run for the Roses, which figures to be anything but ordinary.
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Kentucky Derby 2023: How to Watch, Expert Picks
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert assess the field for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.
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Four Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs Renew Safety Concerns Ahead of Kentucky Derby
At Churchill Downs, the site of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, two horses were euthanized after injuries and two died while training. The track called the deaths “unusual” and “unacceptable.”