Kentucky Derby 148
Rich Strike wins the 2022 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 7, 2021....
Churchill Reports Record Kentucky Derby Day Wagering
All-sources betting on the May 7 Kentucky Derby (G1) card at Churchill Downs reached $273.8 million, a 17% increase over last year's $233 million and a 9% bump over the previous record of $250.9 milli...
Lifelong Passion Carries Reed to Derby Winner's Circle
Eric Reed would never tell you he had a chance of winning the Kentucky Derby (G1). That was too outlandish. He just knew he had a horse capable of running well—and if you don't swing for the fences,...
Kentucky Derby Post Race Press Conference
Comments from the connections of 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, including trainer Eric Reed, owner Richard Dawson, and jockey Sonny Leon....
Rich Strike Stuns With 80-1 Kentucky Derby Upset
Rich Strike made his mutuel backers in the Kentucky Derby (G1) precisely that: richer. The son of Keen Ice posted the second-largest upset in the race's 148-year history May 7 at Churchill Downs....
Rich Strike Exits Derby With Vigor, On to Preakness
Rich Strike will stay at trainer Eric Reed's farm near Lexington, Mercury Equine Center, until the week of the Preakness Stakes (G1) and then be sent to Pimlico Race Course....
Sutton Ranch Honored for Horse Sale
The first AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder Top Production Sale Award went to the Sutton Ranch, which has hosted a historic sale that has provided good horses to customers for 70 years, the AQHA announce...
Derby Trainers Weigh Quick Turnaround Into Preakness
If Rich Strike's Cinderella story is to continue in the May 21 Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, he will likely need to defeat both familiar foes and newcomers to the second jewel of the ...
Breeders' Cup Turf Winner Yibir Stateside for Man o'War
Godolphin homebred Yibir, winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) in November at Del Mar, landed in New York early Sunday morning for Saturday's $700,000 Man o' War (G1T), an 11-furlong test for older ...
Australian Filly Tranquil Lady Enters Oaks Picture
Barely 24 hours after it was announced that State of Rest had been snapped up for global stallion duties by Rathbarry and Newgate Studs and partners, his year-younger half sister boosted their dam's r...