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Epicenter opens as 6-5 favorite for Preakness
Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter was set Monday as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness Stakes, which will be run without Rich Strike.
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Betting guide for the 2022 Preakness Stakes
Our experts break down everything you need to know to bet on the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes.
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Odds for the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes
Here is a full list of post positions and odds for the 147th annual Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.
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Betting tips for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby
Our experts break down everything you need to know to bet on the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby.
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Secret Oath gives Lukas 5th Kentucky Oaks win
Secret Oath charged from pack to grab the lead from Yuugiri and off favorite Nest by two lengths Friday in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, giving 86-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas his fifth Oaks win and first since 1990.
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Baffert denies cheating, fights for Medina Spirit
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who has been banned from horse racing for 90 days and the Kentucky Derby through 2023, denies cheating after Medina Spirit was stripped of last year's win following a positive test for a banned substance.
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Odds for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby
With the Kentucky Derby set to take place Saturday, here are the odds following the post position draw for the 20-horse field. Zandon is the morning-line favorite at 3-1.
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Missouri co. to police doping in U.S. horse racing
Drug Free Sport International, a Missouri-based company, will police anti-doping and medication control for U.S. thoroughbred racing.
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Zandon opens as 3-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby
Zandon was the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby at 3-1 odds.
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Hearing officer proposes 2-year NYRA Baffert ban
A retired New York Supreme Court justice on Wednesday recommended a two-year suspension for Bob Baffert after the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer's hearing with the New York Racing Association.
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Second horse in two days dies at Santa Anita
A filly died Tuesday after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita, the track's second such death in two days and fifth this year.
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Schanzer first woman to produce Derby on TV
The Kentucky Derby television broadcast will be produced by a woman for the first time in the 148-year history of the race.
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Zippy Chippy, the 'lovable loser,' dies at 31
Zippy Chippy, the horse affectionately dubbed the "lovable loser" for never winning in 100 races, has died at the age of 31.
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Mo Donegal wins Wood in final Derby tune-up
Mo Donegal rallied to win the $750,000 Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct on the last weekend of major prep races for the Kentucky Derby.
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Amateur jockey wins Grand National in final race
Amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen had quite the retirement ride, marking his final race by winning the Grand National horse race aboard a big outsider in 50-1 shot Noble Yeats.
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Baffert wins Santa Anita race before ban begins
Bob Baffert won the sixth race at Santa Anita, sending the Hall of Fame trainer out a winner two days before his 90-day suspension begins.
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Cyberknife wins Arkansas Derby; filly finishes 3rd
Cyberknife won the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby by 2¾ lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby.
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White Abarrio wins Florida Derby, poised for Ky.
White Abarrio made a big move to prevail in the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, getting to the lead in the stretch and holding off a late challenge from Charge It to win the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby.
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Baffert's motion denied; suspension begins Mon.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday rejected trainer Bob Baffert's motion for emergency relief from a 90-day suspension.