Gorgeous Goose unleashed a powerful stretch run to gain command and earn his first graded-stakes triumph with a three-quarter-length victory in the $100,000 Wilshire Handicap (G3) on Saturday at Hollywood Park.Patiently ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, Gorgeous Goose raced in sixth in a field of nine fillies and mares through a quarter-mile in...

Mine That Bird dug up a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud at Churchill Downs. More...

Calvin Borel built his reputation as a jockey by taking whatever work would come his way, be it $5,000 claimers or $1 million superstars. More...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - If Larry Jones had any second thoughts about retiring at year's end, Saturday's 135th Kentucky Derby erased them.With seemingly everything set up for Friesan Fire to give Jones his first Kentucky Derby trophy, the colt failed to fire, finishing 18th of 19, beaten 42 3/4 lengths as the 7-2 favorite.The result came after Jones...

All those who bet big on Mine That Bird to win the Kentucky Derby, is the party still going? For you, the recession is over.</img> </img> More...

Longtime turf star Einstein used his versatility to win the Nov. 28 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs on dirt and the March 7 Santa Anita Handicap on the synthetic Pro-Ride surface. More...

ELMONT, N.Y. - Tom Albertrani saddled six stakes winners during the recently concluded meet at Gulfstream Park and broke fast at Belmont by sending out Flashing to outduel 6-5 favorite Saarlight in Saturday's Grade 3, $196,000 Nassau County Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Flashing ($6) broke alertly from the rail to take the lead and was pressed...

Miner's Escape needed six starts to finally win his maiden at Gulfstream Park last month. But he put himself in consideration for a berth in the Preakness by dominating Saturday's $75,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at Pimlico. More...

Informed Decision ran her winning streak to four with a determined rally from off the pace under Julien Leparoux to win the Grade 1 Humana Distaff over longshot Temple Street at Churchill Downs. More...

Tizaqueena won her fourth straight race, ran her record to 3 for 3 on turf, and perhaps most importantly, won her graded stakes debut, capturing the Grade 3, $200,000 Distaff Turf Mile by a length over Dawn After Dawn. More...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In a performance reminiscent of his winning ride aboard Street Sense two years earlier, Calvin Borel hugged the rail throughout then exploded through the stretch to guide Mine That Bird to an improbable 6 3/4-length victory over Pioneerof the Nile in the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The victory capped...

Mine That Bird, with Calvin Borel riding, broke free along the rail down the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.</img> </img> More...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Einstein had to work a little harder than a year ago, but in the end the result was the same: victory in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs.Einstein rallied from off the pace, then outgamed Cowboy Cal following a stirring battle through the final furlong to post a neck triumph in the Grade 1 Turf...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Informed Decision ran her winning streak to four with a determined rally from off the pace under Julien Leparoux to win the Grade 1 Humana Distaff over longshot Temple Street at Churchill Downs.Dubai Majesty, who set the pace and maintained a clear lead until the sixteenth pole, finished in a dead-heat for third with...

The welcome spotlight generated by the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) also promises to bring the sport’s problems back into focus for many media outlets. More...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tizaqueena won her fourth straight race, ran her record to 3 for 3 on turf, and perhaps most importantly, won her graded stakes debut, capturing the Grade 3, $200,000 Distaff Turf Mile by a length over Dawn After Dawn. Lemon Chiffon finished third, with favored Visit turning in another disappointing performance. Tizaqueena...

Eight bells tolled in tribute to fallen filly Eight Belles on Kentucky Derby day, a year after her fatal breakdown following the Run for the Roses. More...

Four Gifts got a great inside stalking trip under Shaun Bridgmohan before drawing off to victory Saturday in the Grade 3, $100,000 Eight Belle Stakes over a sloppy Churchill Downs racetrack. More...

Relishing sloppy ground at Churchill Downs Saturday, Accredit splashed his way to a wire-to-wire score in the Grade 2, $250,000 Churchill Downs Stakes. More...

Rachel Alexandra came out of her record-breaking Kentucky Oaks victory on Friday in fine fashion and will remain at Churchill Downs while being pointed to the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes on the June 6 Belmont Stakes undercard. More...