Horse Racing News

 Post positions are drawn. Morning line is posted. Jockey assignments are locked in. The serious training is done. Everything that was going to happen before the gate opens on the first Saturday in May has happened. Now it comes down to you, your ticket, and twenty horses trying to make

 Two days out from the Run for the Roses, and the field keeps shifting. Brad Cox confirmed Thursday morning what everyone feared after a precautionary look: Fulleffort has a bone chip in his left hind ankle and will not run in the Kentucky Derby 152. That opens the door for Ocelli, trai

 The Run for the Lilies is two days away, and if you have not started building your tickets for the 2026 Kentucky Oaks, now is the time to lock in. Friday night, May 1, Churchill Downs goes primetime for the first time in the history of this race, with the 152nd running of the Longines

  The Hidden Value in the 2026 Kentucky Derby Leaderboard  The first Saturday in May approaches, and the excitement surrounding the Kentucky Derby contenders reaches a fever pitch. While the betting public focuses its attention on the heavy favorites like Commandment and Further

 The 90% rain forecast for Louisville this Derby week is not a footnote. It is the single most important handicapping variable for the 152nd Run for the Roses on May 2 at Churchill Downs. If you are building a ticket right now and you are not thinking about the surface, you are already