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A man wearing a festive hat looks on prior to the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 04, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Preakness field begins to take shape as Kentucky Derby trainers process controversial finish

June 30, 2019 at 12:50 p.m.

As Country House went through the time-honored ritual of posing for photographers on Sunday morning, he had no idea he was the second longest shot ever to win the Kentucky...

A woman wears a hat before the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Kentucky Derby notebook: Baffert’s trio can’t do better than fourth

May 4, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

After Triple Crown victories in 2015 and 2018, trainer Bob Baffert seemed to enter this year's Kentucky Derby with the strongest hand yet again. He had not one but three...

Country House wins 145th Kentucky Derby after objection against Maximum Security

June 30, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

As far as the 150,729 spectators at Churchill Downs knew, Maximum Security had completed his remarkable five-month rise from $16,000 claimer to Kentucky Derby champion. Trainer Jason Servis embraced his...

Maximum Security, ridden by Luis Saez, leads the field out of turn four during the Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park on March 30, 2019 in Hallandale, Fla.

Kentucky Derby notebook: Maximum Security gallops unlikely path from claimer to contender

May 4, 2019 at 6:21 p.m.

He's the Kentucky Derby contender Bob Baffert claims to fear most, and you could have bought him for $16,000 the week before Christmas. Maximum Security has galloped one of the...

Trainer Bob Baffert looks out from his barn before a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Derby pressure? Bob Baffert wouldn’t have it any other way.

June 30, 2019 at 12:31 a.m.

Every time he brings a top contender to the Kentucky Derby, Bob Baffert offers a discourse on pressure — that gnawing tension he feels when he has to get a...

Kentucky Derby 2019: Top storylines to watch

July 1, 2019 at 12:12 p.m.

With an unpredictable, entertaining prep season behind us, it's time to get down to the tense business of determining the best 3-year-old thoroughbred in the country on the most sought-after...

Mark Casse, trainer of War of Will, expects his horse to handle the No. 1 post for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.

Kentucky Derby notebook: Trainer for gifted War of Will not sweating No. 1 post

May 2, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

Mark Casse swears he never lost faith in War of Will's Kentucky Derby prospects, not after a startling ninth-place finish in the Louisiana Derby and not as the colt dealt...

Trainer Richard Mandella said of Omaha Beach, "This horse, if you all had been around the barn, you can see how special he is."

Kentucky Derby trainers ponder wide-open field without scratched favorite Omaha Beach

May 2, 2019 at 1:25 p.m.

The timing was the thing Richard Mandella could not get past. Why couldn't Omaha Beach, the best horse the Hall of Fame trainer has ever brought to the Kentucky Derby,...

Morning-line favorite Omaha Beach scratched from 145th Kentucky Derby

June 29, 2019 at 3:41 a.m.

Omaha Beach, the morning-line favorite for the 145th Kentucky Derby, was scratched from the race Wednesday afternoon because of an upper respiratory problem, his trainer Richard Mandella said. Mandella said...

Jockey Jose Ortiz is seen at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. Ortiz will ride Tacitus in the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 4.

Win Win Win and trainer Mike Trombetta hope to bring Kentucky Derby glory back to Maryland

May 1, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Win Win Win did not wait long to make his presence known at Churchill Downs. The Maryland-based colt was going about his business Sunday morning, charging off for his final...

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