Horse Racing News

Encino won't run in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby this weekend, trainer Brad Cox announced on Tuesday.

Fierceness was named the 5-2 morning line favorite for the 150th Kentucky Derby and will look to make history in next Saturday's milestone race as the first entrant to win in 45 attempts from the No. 17 post position.

With the 2024 Kentucky Derby set to take place Saturday at 6:45 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, here are the odds for the field.

Triple Crown winner Justify, Gun Runner and jockey Joel Rosario were elected to horse racing's Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.

A Kentucky appeals court judge has denied Zedan Racing Stables' requests for an emergency hearing and ruling that sought to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to run in next week's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

- Zedan Racing Stables has appealed a Kentucky Circuit Court ruling that denied its request for a temporary injunction seeking to allow Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth to race in next month's 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

A judge denied a request by the owners of Bob Baffert-trained Muth, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, for the colt to run in the 150th Kentucky Derby.

Co-favorite I Am Maximus pulled away late to win a Grand National unaffected by any major protests on Saturday.

A filly out of super mare Winx and sired by Pierro has sold at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for a record breaking $A10million.

Horse racing deaths in the United States increased slightly in 2023 from 2022, according to the annual report released Wednesday by the federally mandated agency that began regulating the sport two years ago.