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Top Two Kentucky Derby Hopefuls Surrounded by Success but Not at Churchill Downs

Chad Brown is one of the most successful trainers in the sport and Mike Repole is one of the most successful owners, yet the Derby has kicked them around plenty.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby 2024 Horses: Full List of Competitors, Odds & More

Everything you need to know about the field for the 2024 Kentucky Derby.

Sports Illustrated

Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since

I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitable

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7 best horse movies to stream ahead of the Kentucky Derby

Pair these great horse movies with the Kentucky Derby

Tom’s Guide

Where to watch Kentucky Derby 2024: live stream horse racing online from anywhere today

Fierceness and Sierra Leone are shaping up as the favorites for the iconic 1.25-mile race at Churchill Downs. Here's how to watch Kentucky Derby 2024 from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

Kentucky Derby Dream: Larry Demeritte Soaking Up Late-Career Climax in Unlikeliest of Ways

Demeritte is a long shot in the horse race, training West Saratoga with 50–1 odds, and in life, a guy who shouldn’t be at Churchill Downs on Saturday—literally and figuratively.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby 2024: Updated post position, odds as Epic Ride replaces Encino

With a few days to go until the 150th Kentucky Derby, the Run for the Roses officially has its first big change. The No. 9 horse, Encino, has been scratched and Epic Ride will take his spot, sliding into the No. 20 gate with 50-1 morning line odds. ...

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Kentucky Derby at 150: The Powerful Force of an Immovable American Sports Tradition

The race predates the automobile and the airplane, radio and television, Edison’s light bulb and Einstein’s relativity. It is the anchor of American sporting longevity.

Sports Illustrated

Fierceness Named Favorite For 150Th Kentucky Derby Milestone Race

Get the latest updates on the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks races at Churchill Downs. Fierceness, Sierra Leone, Tarifa, and more in the spotlight!

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Kentucky Derby purse raised to $5 million for 150th race in May

The Kentucky Derby purse has been raised to $5 million for the 150th edition in May

The Independent UK

Sports Illustrated, Churchill Downs Team Up to Bring ‘Club SI’ to Kentucky Derby

Club SI overlooks the iconic Paddock Runway at Churchill Downs Racetrack.

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The Independent UK

Bobby Ussery, Hall of Fame jockey whose horse was DQ'd in 1968 Kentucky Derby, dies at 88

Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery has died

The Independent UK

Kentucky Derby winner Mage out of Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer says horse has decreased appetite

Kentucky Derby winner Mage won't run in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic

WEKU

Remembering Funny Cide, a gutsy longshot of a horse who nearly won the Triple Crown

Funny Cide was an unknown racehorse from New York state in 2003 when he came out of nowhere to win the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. He died this week at the age of 23.

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Kentucky Derby winning racehorse Funny Cide dies at 23

Fan-favorite racehorse and Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide has died from complications from colic.

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Daily Mirror

Legendary US trainer Bob Baffert has Kentucky Derby ban extended by another year

Six-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert has been exiled from Churchill Downs since Medina Spirit was disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance after the US Classic

Tribune News Service

No Kentucky Derby 150 for Bob Baffert. Churchill Downs extends trainer’s suspension.

Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday that it is extending its track suspension of trainer Bob Baffert through the calendar year 2024.

The Independent UK

How 150 years of Kentucky Derby history are landing in the UK this summer

The internationally renowned horse race will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2024. And for the first time ever, the famous trophy has left the State of Kentucky for a special UK tour starting with the Derby at Epsom Downs with next stop at Royal Ascot this week. Here’s how…

Daily Mirror

Royal Ascot 2023: Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Javier Castellano to make debut

Javier Castellano has won two of America's three Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes this year, and will have his first ride in Britain in the Queen Mary Stakes

Salon

Racehorse deaths aren't a mystery

How a legacy of black market doping and lobbying groups are killing “the sport of kings”

The Independent UK

Horse racing authority calls for emergency summit with Churchill Downs in wake of 12 deaths

Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby

Daily Mirror

World's most expensive racehorse Fusaichi Pegasus dies aged 26 after shattering records

After winning the Kentucky Derby in 2000, Fusaichi Pegasus was sold to Coolmore Stud for a record sum of $70 million and retired from stud duties in 2020

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