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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — At last year’s Saratoga Race Course meeting, then-apprentice jockey Jaime Torres was honored when he realized he was named to ride a second-time starter named Seize the Grey in a July maiden for legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.Torres piloted the son of Arrogate to an upset victory in […]

The best Preakness Stakes picks and betting predictions for 2024, including our favorite win, place, and show picks for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 18.

“It would not be a Kentucky Derby without D. Wayne Lukas,” reads one headline about the former Badger who grew up on a Wisconsin farm and started racing horses here.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fate has not been kind to Mike Repole in the Kentucky Derby. The outspoken owner is 0 for 7, although he is perhaps best known for his

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in a three-horse photo finish.

A sharp-dressed crowd of about 150,000 is expected to jam Churchill Downs to wager and watch the 1 1/4-mile Derby. Post time is 6:57 p.m. EDT.

Fierceness owner Mike Repole and Sierra Leone trainer Chad Brown are both 0 for 7 at the Run for the Roses

Fierceness (5-2) and Sierra Leone (3-1) are the favorites for Saturday's race, but others could find their way to the winner's circle.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Fate has not been kind to Mike Repole in the Kentucky Derby. The outspoken owner is 0 for 7, although he is perhaps best known for his two champions that never made the starting gate.

As the first Saturday in May approaches, the anticipation for the Kentucky Derby odds reaches its zenith. This prestigious event, held annually at Churchill