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New York-bred Tiz the Law wins Belmont Stakes
Heavily favored Tiz the Law won an unprecedented Belmont Stakes on Saturday, claiming victory at the first race of a rejiggered Triple Crown schedule in front of eerily empty grandstands.
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Horse Racing
Odds for the 146th Kentucky Derby
With the Kentucky Derby set to take place Saturday, here are the current odds for the 18-horse field. Tiz the Law is the morning-line favorite at 3-5.
Horse Racing
Calif. board seeks Justify DQ in '18 Santa Anita
The California Horse Racing Board has voted to proceed with a complaint seeking the disqualification of Justify from his 2018 Santa Anita Derby win, but won't file a complaint against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.
Horse Racing
4-year-old gelding dies in training at Del Mar
Irreproachable was injured during a workout on the dirt track at Del Mar, according to the California Horse Racing Board website, which did not specify the injury.
Horse Racing
Maximum Security wire to wire in Pacific Classic
Maximum Security locked up a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic with a victory in Saturday's Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
Horse Racing
Kentucky Derby changes plans, won't have fans
The Kentucky Derby will run without fans at Churchill Downs next month. The historic track cited rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area.
Horse Racing
Pneumatic wins Pegasus prior to Kentucky Derby
Pneumatic cruised to victory in the $150,000 TVG.com Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park, the final race worth points for the Kentucky Derby.
Horse Racing
Colonial Downs ends racing meet after just 6 days
Colonial Downs, Virginia's pari-mutuel horse racing track, says it is cutting its 18-day racing meet short after just six days because of COVID-19.
Horse Racing
Hall of Fame trainer Lukas recovers from virus
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, a four-time Kentucky Derby winner, is recovering after recently testing positive for COVID-19.
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Stute, trainer of '86 Preakness winner, dies at 93
Trainer Mel Stute, who won 2,000 races in a career that began in the late 1940s and went until he retired in 2011, died Wednesday at age 93. Stute trained Snow Chief to victory in the 1986 Preakness.
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Kentucky Derby scratches general admission
Churchill Downs officials expect that fewer than 23,000 fans will be able to attend next month's rescheduled Kentucky Derby under an updated health and safety plan.
Horse Racing
Bettor receives $20,000 in horse-doping lawsuit
Two years after filing a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, a harness-racing bettor has received $20,000 in the settlement of his claims that he was cheated out of his winnings when a doped horse won a race in New Jersey in 2016.
Horse Racing
Art Collector gets Derby points with Ellis Park win
Blue Grass winner Art Collector led all the way in winning the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby by 3 1/4 lengths on Sunday and earning 50 qualifying points for next month's Kentucky Derby.
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Likely Derby favorite Tiz the Law wins Travers
Belmont winner Tiz the Law won the $1 million Travers Stakes by 5 1/2 lengths at Saratoga.
Horse Racing
Ramona Hill just 15th filly to win Hambletonian
Ramona Hill gave owners Michelle and Al Crawford and Brad Grant their second Hambletonian win in three years, taking Saturday's $1 million race in stakes record-tying time.
Horse Racing
Hopeful Growth romps to Monmouth Oaks win
Hopeful Growth became a stakes winner Saturday with a four-length victory in the $200,000 Monmouth Oaks at Monmouth Park.
Horse Racing
Thousand Words pulls upset to win Shared Belief
Thousand Words upset 1-5 favorite Honor A. P. by three-quarters of a length in the $100,000 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar on Saturday, giving trainer Bob Baffert another candidate for next month's Kentucky Derby.
Horse Racing
Improbable wins Whitney for Baffert at Saratoga
Improbable won the $750,000 Whitney by two lengths at Saratoga on Saturday, making Bob Baffert the first trainer to notch back-to-back victories in the Grade 1 race for older horses since 1994-95.
Top Headlines
- Preakness will be held without fans in October
- Kentucky governor to watch Derby from home
- Tiz the Law draws No. 17 post as Derby favorite
- Trainer Lukas back after battling COVID-19
- Jockey Club boss resigns after review into conduct
- Coronavirus forces changes for Derby jockeys
- Country House's 2019 Kentucky Derby win upheld