Racing Regulators Hold Emergency Meeting to Investigate Horse Deaths The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority called a summit of veterinarians in response to the deaths of 12 horses at Churchill Downs.
Expert Picks: Who Will Win the 2023 Preakness Stakes? Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert look at the contenders for the 148th Preakness Stakes.
Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September The colt went on to become America’s 2-year-old champion and was favored to win the Kentucky Derby until he was scratched from the race with an injury. The doping case still hasn’t been adjudicated.
At Churchill Downs, Humans Failed the Horses Again Despite recent efforts to make horse racing safer, seven horses died at the track in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby. Whose fault was it?
Secretariat Is Still the GOAT, 50 Years Later, Kentucky Derby Fans Agree A record-setting Triple Crown run was such an achievement that it helped the horse known as Big Red serve as “a rallying cry for America.”