Horse Racing News

The jockey who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown says he's skipping the Kentucky Derby on Saturday after being snubbed by the track's management.

The only time Victor Espinoza won the Kentucky Derby was aboard War Emblem in 2002. They broke from the No. 5 post, the same position he'll start the 140th edition of the race with early 5-2 favorite California Chrome.

Jockey Rosie Napravnik will serve a four-day suspension after she rides Vicar's in Trouble in the Kentucky Derby May 3.

Champion juvenile filly She's a Tiger, disqualified from a win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies in her final start of 2013, makes her first start of the year in the $175,000 Eight Belles Stakes May 2 Churchill Downs.

One year after coming up just short, Anita Cauley homebred On Fire Baby will give the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes another try Friday, May 2 at Churchill Downs.

Will Take Charge, last year's champion 3-year-old male, headlines a cast of very familiar names for Churchill Downs' Alysheba Stakes May 2 at 1 1/16 miles.

Untapable will have her work cut out for her when she breaks from post 13 in the Longines Kentucky Oaks.

He'd never been on an airplane before, so California Chrome didn't necessarily know how to get off one, either.

Embellishing Bob, stepping up into graded stakes company off a maiden win, won the $176,700 Derby Trial on the disqualification of Bayern under the lights on the opening night of the Churchill Downs spring meet April 26.

Chilean-bred Quick Casablanca landed his first North American win when he overcame a slow start to nip Fire With Fire and favored Rookie Sensation in the $100,000 Last Tycoon Stakes on the Santa Anita Park turf April 25.