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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

The Nike-Disruptor Space Is Consolidating - Here's Who Could Win Out

New athletic shoe companies have emerged in recent years -- but only a few are fit enough to stick around.

The Street

Woman claimed Kobe Bryant promised her stake in investment. Now she owes Vanessa Bryant $1.5 million.

LOS ANGELES — An arbitrator has ruled in favor of Vanessa Bryant and multiple companies associated with her and late husband Kobe Bryant after a former employee sued for millions, claiming the Lakers legend had “verbally promised” her a stake in his investment in the BodyArmor sports drink company.

Los Angeles Times

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Racehorse deaths aren't a mystery

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

Salon

Mage’s Victory Provides Thrilling End to Tragic Week at Churchill Downs

A horse with 15-1 odds ridden by a jockey who’d never won the Kentucky Derby in 15 tries could only momentarily distract from a concerning string of deaths leading up to the race.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby favourite withdrawn hours before race after four deaths in week

The Kentucky Derby has faced a tough week with four horses dying and favourite for the big race, Forte, has now been separately scratched from the event hours before the start

Daily Mirror

Early Kentucky Derby favourite horse Forte scratched from race

It was the fifth scratch this week from the race

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Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched Hours Before the Race

Forte is the fifth horse to scratch since the field was entered on Monday.

Sports Illustrated

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been scratched hours before the race

The Independent UK

Churchill Downs suspends trainer Joseph after 2 horse deaths

Churchill Downs has suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track

The Independent UK

Forte knocks off Cave Rock to give Todd Pletcher third Breeders’ Cup Juvenile win

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It was no surprise that Cave Rock and National Treasure, both trained by Bob Baffert, would finish one in front of the other in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, much like they did when Cave Rock won the American Pharoah at Santa Anita last month.

Los Angeles Times

Mo Donegal wins Belmont as Rich Strike finishes sixth

New York (AFP) - Mo Donegal won the 154th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher a one-two finish ahead of stablemate Nest in the 1 1/2-mile event as Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike finished sixth.

AFP

Mo Donegal wins the Belmont Stakes

Mo Donegal won the 154th Belmont Stakes, the third and final race of the Triple Crown series, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday. The horse was a top contender coming into the race.

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