Can trainer Bob Baffert win another Preakness with Goal Oriented?
BALTIMORE — Trainer Bob Baffert loves to come to the Preakness. He loves the fact that all the top horses are in the same barn, so he…
Sovereignty surges past Journalism to win 2025 Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bill Mott is in the Hall of Fame. He won the Kentucky Derby in 2019, but it was by disqualification. The trainer never got…
Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby return includes two horses in race
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The backstretch at Churchill Downs is a magical place during Kentucky Derby week. Big-name trainers talking to well-heeled owners, media haplessly standing around hoping…
Baeza trainer hopes his horse will have a Kentucky Derby chance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer John Shirreffs is a patient man. He takes his time developing horses. He doesn’t rush them to the track. He doesn’t put them…
2024 Breeders’ Cup guide: Which horses are favorites to win?
Remember the 1975 film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn called “Rooster Cogburn,” a one-eyed marshal hoping to chase down some bad guys? Almost half…