The colt went on to become America’s 2-year-old champion and was favored to win the Kentucky Derby until he was scratched from the race with an injury. The doping case still hasn’t been adjudicated.
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.