Lessons from ‘The Coach’: D. Wayne Lukas on Passion, Focus, and a Commitment to Horse Racing. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who retired from a six-decade career on June 22, made an ...

On the June 9 episode of BloodHorse Monday, Louie Rabaut, Sean Collins, and Frank Angst recap the Belmont Stakes (G1) and hear from trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado after Sovereignty's ...

A Lexington native who grew up in Frankfort, Patrick Reed attended the University of Kentucky as an undergrad, working at Keeneland’s Turf Catering during his senior year. A casual racing fan through ...

Fastest Time (since 1976): 1:42:26 Greatest Winning Margin (since 1976): 5 1/2 lengths ...

Fastest Time (since 1976): 1:42:39 Greatest Winning Margin (since 1976): 7 1/2 lengths ...

Recent Kentucky Derbys have certainly lived up to that reputation. The past three have seen double-digit odds horses win under Churchill Downs’ iconic Twin Spires, including the second-biggest ...

The 97 th Whitney Stakes is headlined by National Treasure, who has won two Grade 1 races so far this year including the June 8 Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap, which was held at Saratoga this ...

The $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks is the premier dirt race for 3-year-old fillies in North America, a 1 1/8-mile test that goes a long way toward determining the Eclipse Award in the division ...

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association () Top Thoroughbred Poll.Week 18 of the 2025 NTRA ...

Winning the Kentucky Derby is the goal of any Thoroughbred jockey due to several factors. First, it’s the most famous and prestigious race in the world, and that’s enough for most riders. Second, it ...

This year’s Pacific Classic Aug. 31 at Del Mar is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” series. The winner of the Pacific Classic will earn an expenses-paid spot in the starting gate ...

The focus of the horse racing world zeroes in on Saratoga Race Course Aug. 24 for the 155 th running of the DraftKings Travers Stakes.The 1 ¼-mile Travers, called the “Mid-Summer Derby,” is the most ...