Churchill Downs hit hard by possible twister
Officials must decide when races can resume following a strong storm at the famed Kentucky Derby horse track
Thursday, Jun 23, 2011 10:50 AM UTCNews Natural Disasters, Horse racing
Horse racing
News Natural Disasters, Horse racing
Kegasus: The alcoholic mascot of horse racing
Like people going to the Triple Crown needed another reason to get wasted, here's a centaur telling you to drink up
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 12:19 PM UTCEntertainment Horse racing
Animal Kingdom wins Kentucky Derby
Horse went off as a 20-1 longshot in this year's lightly regarded field
Saturday, May 7, 2011 11:30 PM UTCNews Horse racing, Sports
Injuries lead to wide-open Kentucky Derby field
As top horses fall by the wayside, the path is clear for a wild card to take the lead
Saturday, May 7, 2011 8:24 PM UTCNews Horse racing
Horses run amok at Iowa parade; 1 killed, 23 injured
Carriage-towing steeds leave destruction in their wake at a popular festival
Monday, Jul 5, 2010 4:29 PM UTC 13News Noble Beasts
Kentucky Derby odds favor Lookin at Lucky
Bob Baffert's colt leads the draw in the Run for the Roses
Wednesday, Apr 28, 2010 8:10 PM UTCNews Horse racing, Baseball
Injured Eskendereya to miss the Kentucky Derby
Sunday, Apr 25, 2010 4:40 PM UTCNews Horse racing, Baseball
NBC gets serious for the Preakness
A sometimes-heated 30-minute discussion of the death of Eight Belles replaces the celeb fluffery that preceded the Kentucky Derby.
Monday, May 19, 2008 10:20 PM UTC 14Entertainment NBC, Horse racing
Where’s the girl horse?
Eight Belles was the first sports figure who ever caught my 2-year-old daughter's eye.
Monday, May 5, 2008 11:40 PM UTC 43Entertainment Children, Horse racing
The year in sports
In a no-nonsense 2005, Terrell Owens and BALCO fizzled, while the hard-working Pats, Spurs, White Sox and Colts sizzled.
Monday, Dec 26, 2005 12:46 PM UTCEntertainment Football, Boxing, Basketball
An equine renaissance
Arlington Park's owner rebuilt it after it burned, only to shut it down. Now the gleaming racetrack is bringing the Breeders' Cup to the Midwest.
Wednesday, Aug 21, 2002 11:45 PM UTCEntertainment Horse racing
Still life with horse
War Emblem jockey Victor Espinoza had simple instructions for the Kentucky Derby: Don't do anything. He didn't, and the colt went wire to wire.
Sunday, May 5, 2002 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Horse racing
Equal opportunity at the Kentucky Derby
Where billionaires and Arab sheiks mingle with lesser Backstreet Boys and B-movie actresses with three names, and all that stuff about how every horse can win turns out to be sorta true.
Friday, May 3, 2002 9:58 PM UTCEntertainment Horse racing
They shoot horse racing, don’t they?
The glorious sport of thoroughbred racing is dying -- and part of the reason is the greed of owners who put champions out to stud in their prime.
Wednesday, May 1, 2002 7:01 PM UTCEntertainment Horse racing
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 4-6, 2001
Friday, May 4, 2001 5:10 PM UTCEntertainment The Simpsons, Horse racing
Pony up for OTB
Who needs horses when you've got a row of TVs in an airless storefront at the off-track betting parlor?
Monday, May 8, 2000 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment Horse racing
Blue Glow
Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 5-7, 2000
Friday, May 5, 2000 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment George W. Bush
Riding High
Cintra Wilson does the Kentucky Derby
Tuesday, May 6, 1997 12:07 PM UTCLife Drugs, Horse racing, Travel
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