Posted 7:23 PM 5/20/2012

BALTIMORE (AP) - I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move. Yes, I'll Have Another came out of his thrilling Preakness win over Bodemeister in "super shape," trainer (More)

Posted 4:41 PM 5/16/2012

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas criticized the behavior of a few of his peers Wednesday, saying the actions of a few recent Kentucky Derby winners have tarnished the reputation of his profession.

Speaking at Pimlico Race Course, site of Saturday's Preakness, Lukas said, "I'm very (More)

Posted 10:49 PM 5/5/2012

J. PAUL REDDAMDOUG O'NEILLDENNIS O'NEILLMARIO GUTIERREZ THE MODERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, jockey Mario Gutierrez, also the owner J. Paul Reddam, and trainer Doug O'Neill. We'll ask a couple of questions, then open it up. Gentlemen, let's get started. Doug (More)

Posted 10:43 PM 5/5/2012

138th KENTUCKY DERBY LOSING TRAINER QUOTES BOB BAFFERT (Bodemeister, second) - "He was doing it easily. He was within himself. He was being pressed, but he's a brilliant horse. That's the way he wanted to run. We talked about it before. I told Mike (Smith), ‘Look, if he breaks (More)

Posted 7:59 PM 5/5/2012

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Bob Baffert began tearing up in the moments after the Kentucky Derby in the paddock thinking about Bode. Bodemeister, the bay colt named after his 7-year-old son, couldn't hold on in a furiously fast pace as I'll Have Another caught him in to win Saturday's (More)

Posted 10:50 AM 5/4/2012

A jockey who was supposed to ride in Friday's Kentucky Oaks race at Churchill Downs was pulled from that and all other scheduled races Friday following his arrest on domestic abuse charges earlier this week.

Robby Albarado was arrested and charged with fourth-degree domestic violence. (More)

Posted 12:44 PM 5/1/2012

LOUISVILLE (AP) - Bisnath Parboo took in the crowd of reporters asking his son over and over if Trinniberg could handle the mile and a quarter run at the Kentucky Derby after never going longer than seven furlongs. When the group dispersed, the 72-year-old from Trinidad finally spoke up. (More)

Posted 12:29 PM 5/1/2012

LOUISVILLE (AP) - Trainer Larry Jones says Mark Valeski will not run in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, clearing the way for D. Wayne Lukas' Optimizer to join the 20-horse field. Jones says the horse that's named for a friend of owner and former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones wasn't (More)

Posted 1:42 PM 4/30/2012

Keeneland's 2012 spring race meeting proved to be an enormously successful finale for President Nick Nicholson, posting several records for attendance and wagering and boasting field sizes that are among the largest in the country. More importantly, it also marked the sixth consecutive spring (More)

Posted 10:29 PM 4/28/2012

KENTUCKY DERBY 138 BARN NOTESSaturday, April 28, 2012 UNION RAGS DRILLS FIVE-EIGHTHS IN :59.80 UNDER LEPAROUX HANSEN WORKS FIVE-EIGHTHS AT TRACKSIDE IN 1:01.20DULLAHAN HAS ‘MAINTENANCE BREEZE' IN PREP FOR DERBY WENT THE DAY WELL (More)