Lessons from ‘The Coach’: D. Wayne Lukas on Passion, Focus, and a Commitment to Horse Racing. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who retired from a six-decade career on June 22, made an ...

Fastest Time (since 1976): 1:42:26 Greatest Winning Margin (since 1976): 5 1/2 lengths ...

Fastest Time (since 1976): 1:42:39 Greatest Winning Margin (since 1976): 7 1/2 lengths ...

Recent Kentucky Derbys have certainly lived up to that reputation. The past three have seen double-digit odds horses win under Churchill Downs’ iconic Twin Spires, including the second-biggest ...

Open to horses ages 3 years old and older, this race is contested on Arlington Park’s turf course at a distance of 1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs). As its name implies, the 1981 Arlington Million was the ...

The final three major prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve worth 100 qualifying points each to the winner are on tap for Saturday in New York, Kentucky, and California, so ...

This feature provides a capsule look at three horses who are heating up on the Triple Crown trail and three horses whose chances for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are not quite ...

All appears well at trainer Bill Mott’s Churchill Downs barn after Sovereignty’s victory in the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3. As Mott and the Godolphin team ponder ...

The $2 million, Grade 1 Preakness held at 1 3/16 miles on dirt stands as the second leg of U.S. horse racing’s Triple Crown for 3-year-olds, following the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve ...

The Smarty Jones served as points races on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.In picking up 10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points with his four-length Smarty Jones Stakes ...

When the starting gates open to unleash to most talented 3-year-olds on June 7, all eyes will be on Saratoga Race Course as it hosts the Belmont Stakes for a second year in the row. The historical gem ...

Second, the Belmont Stakes drew an extremely competitive field of 3-year-olds headed by Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mystik Dan and Preakness Stakes winner Seize the Grey.Due to ...