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Bob Baffert reflects on Churchill Downs ban: 'It was tough to take'
Horse trainer Bob Baffert talks with Marty Smith about his return to the Kentucky Derby after serving a three-year suspension from Churchill Downs.
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Sports Betting
Betting the 151st Kentucky Derby: What you need to know to make a smart race wager
The basics and insider intel you need to sound smart while betting the most exciting two minutes in sports.
Horse Racing
What is the Triple Crown in horse racing? Who has won?
The Triple Crown is the honor for a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same season. Check out the all-time winners.
Horse Racing
Who has won the Kentucky Derby? All-time winners list
The Kentucky Derby has been a staple of the horse racing season since 1875. Check out all-time winners now.
Horse Racing
2025 Kentucky Derby: Date, time, horses, odds, format, purse
It's time for the 2025 Kentucky Derby! Check out the schedule, field, rules and more event facts now.
Sports Betting
My first bet: 2025 Kentucky Derby picks
Anita Marks makes her first Kentucky Derby bets following Saturday night's draw and odds publication.
Horse Racing
Jockey Saez hospitalized after fall from horse
Veteran jockey Luis Saez, who earned his second Belmont Stakes victory in June, is in stable condition at a hospital after falling from his mount at Keeneland.
Horse Racing
Celebre d'Allen dies two days after Grand National
Grand National horse Celebre d'Allen has died at the age of 13 after collapsing during the showpiece event at Aintree on Sunday.
Horse Racing
Journalism, Rodriguez big winners ahead of Derby
Journalism won the $500,000 Santa Anita Derby by three-quarters of a length Saturday, with trainer Bob Baffert's Rodriguez led all the way to win the $750,000 Wood Memorial.
Horse Racing
Irish jockey O'Sullivan, 24, dies after Thurles fall
Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan died on Sunday, 10 days after sustaining injuries in a fall at Thurles Racecourse in Ireland, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) said.
Horse Racing
White Abarrio wins $3 million Pegasus World Cup
White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup with a dominant performance at Gulfstream on Saturday.
Horse Racing
Filly Thorpedo Anna wins Horse of the Year
Thorpedo Anna won Horse of the Year honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night, becoming only the second 3-year-old filly to beat male competition for the top trophy.
Horse Racing
Santa Anita racing ppd.; track used for fire relief
A flare-up of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend.
Horse Racing
Santa Anita postpones Friday's card due to fires
Santa Anita Park postponed Friday's racing program until Jan. 16 because of poor air quality forecast in Arcadia, near the Eaton Fire.
Horse Racing
Barnes wins San Vicente Stakes; Baffert goes 1-2
Barnes defeated stablemate Romanesque by 5½ lengths to win the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in a field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls on Saturday at Santa Anita.
Horse Racing
Bregman, Buehler team up for big Santa Anita win
Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler have teamed as owners of March of Time, a 3-year-old colt that won for the first time at Santa Anita on Friday.
Horse Racing
Raging Torrent storms to victory in Malibu Stakes
Raging Torrent won the $200,000 Malibu Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths on Thursday at Santa Anita, with Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan finishing last in the final Grade 1 stakes of the year in the United States.
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