VERSAILLES, Ky. — Zenyatta has had her nails done and been visited by Capone, a teaser stallion with a not very romantic name. He will never have her, though. She is destined for a more pedigreed mate and, as in all arranged weddings, the days before will be fraught with the anxiety and stomach-turning expectations usually directed at the union of British royals. (more)
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Zenyatta is headed off to retirement in Kentucky. (more)
The horses will keep running, but for a while, the fans will stop caring as much. (more)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Workforce, the 7-5 early favorite, was scratched from the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Turf on Saturday morning because of the firm grass course at Churchill Downs. (more)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jerry Moss has survived cancer. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is a Bronx native who went to college in Brooklyn but found a life in California, a good one. Still, he remains a Yankees fan, a devoted one. (more)
“Secretariat,” (2010). Randall Wallace, director. Disney Studios, 123 minutes. (more)
Smarty Jones left Pennsylvania for Kentucky in August 2004. The 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner could be coming back to the state where he was born before the year ends. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Drosselmeyer has pulled off an upset in the Belmont Stakes, seizing the lead in the stretch and giving Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first win in a Triple Crown race. (more)
For only the second time in recent history, the Belmont Stakes will be run without the winner of either the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness and without a horse competing in all three Triple Crown races. (more)
Last summer at the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers’ Trade Show (formerly the Retail Tobacco Dealers Association) in New Orleans, I met a man named William C. Paley. He could easily be mistaken for Sir Richard Branson, but Paley seems much more grounded (pun intended). (more)
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert was still smiling and laughing the morning after winning his first Triple Crown race in eight years. (more)
BALTIMORE — Schoolyard Dreams is heading to Pimlico for the Preakness one day earlier than expected. (more)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Calvin Borel boldly predicted he’s going to win the Triple Crown after Super Saver sloshed to a 2½-length victory in the Kentucky Derby. (more)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally will have a tough time holding it together if Sidney’s Candy ends up in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs. (more)
We’ve already explored some of the important aspects of the Kentucky Derby: the perfect mint julep, clothes, and an enormous, over the top Derby Hat. Now it’s time to take a look at the fundamental reason why people flock to Churchill Downs: the horses. (more)
There are few places where you can experience the aura of another era. Churchill Downs is one of them. (more)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rule is out and the filly Devil May Care and Jackson Bend are in the Kentucky Derby. (more)
LIVERPOOL, England — Three horses have been fatally injured in races on the second day of the Grand National meet at Aintree. (more)
Dick Francis, the best-selling British thriller writer and former champion jockey, died Sunday in his home in the Cayman Islands. He was 89. (more)
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Zenyatta will return to the track this year, creating the possibility of a long-awaited showdown with fellow unbeaten Rachel Alexandra. (more)
