The Kentucky Derby is the Super Bowl of horse racing, but how many horses will be running the 2023 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs? A year ago at Churchill Downs, Rich Strike made history with an ...
Three horses died during this year's Grand National festival, while 118 people were arrested as protesters tried to storm the racecourse at Aintree. Envoye Special suffered a fatal injury on the ...
The most common explanations are familiar: a reduced foal crop, rising ownership costs, regulatory pressure, or the belief ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Triple Crown is a rare accomplishment achieved by just a small handful of horses and jockeys throughout history. In fact, just over a dozen horses in total have won all three ...
There won't be a Triple Crown winner in 2025 -- and that's known before the second leg even takes place. Prior to Sovereignty officially being ruled out of the Preakness, trainer Bill Mott told ...
Editor’s note: Marty Irby is the senior advisor at the Animal Wellness Foundation in Los Angeles, CA and an eight-time equestrian world champion. The views expressed here are his own. Read more ...
A Triple Crown is right up there among the greatest accomplishments in sports — there's a reason it took 37 years between Affirmed's sweep in 1978 and American Pharoah's triumph in 2015. But how many ...
Formerly wild horses that have been adopted stand in a pen together waiting to be picked up at the Bureau of Land Management's National Wild Horse and Burro Center at Palomino Valley in Reno, Nev., in ...
When it comes to the Kentucky Derby, field size has always mattered. The first Kentucky Derby in 1875 featured 15 horses, and in 1974, a record 23 competed in the 100th edition of the Run for the ...