Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, will attempt to keep his feel-good Triple Crown run alive, but one familiar face will be standing in his way: Bob Baffert.
Category: Kentucky Derby
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Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Preakness?
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert look at the contenders for the 148th Preakness Stakes.
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Requiem for the 7 Dead Horses of Kentucky Derby Week
When seven thoroughbreds died at Churchill Downs, it was significant news, but little was said about the individual horses. Here are their stories, beginning with a $13,000 colt called Snowball.
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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.