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Kentucky Derby: Omaha Beach is 4-1 favorite

Baffert’s Game Winner is second choice at 5-1 odds

April 30, 2019

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California board votes to limit whips in horse racing

came after deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park

March 28, 2019

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Santa Anita resumes limited training on main dirt track

workouts could resume in a few days

March 11, 2019

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Santa Anita tested as hoof beats yield to sounds of silence

has received 11 ½ inches of rain in February

March 7, 2019

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20th horse dies at Santa Anita while racing on sloppy track

racing season began at famed California track on Dec. 26

March 3, 2019

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Justify impresses with Triple Crown tune-up run at Belmont

Bob Baffert won Triple Crown in 2015

June 7, 2018

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Mendelssohn has chance to be first European to win Kentucky Derby

horse installed as 5-1 second choice

May 3, 2018

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Tapwrit wins Belmont Stakes

Pletcher’s horse strong down the stretch, wins by two lengths

June 10, 2017

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Belmont Stakes up for grabs to end uneven Triple Crown

No horse has dominated the 3-year-old ranks so far, leaving the 1½-mile Belmont up for grabs among 12 horses that…

June 9, 2017

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Rested and ready: 13-1 shot Cloud Computing wins Preakness

sat out Kentgucky Derby and pulled Preakness upset

May 20, 2017

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Fresh horses await Derby winner Always Dreaming in Preakness

crown a challenge with new crop of talent coming

May 7, 2017

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Soggy Kentucky Derby day doesn’t dampen party for some fans

Ponchos were plentiful at this year’s race

May 6, 2017

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Classic Empire is early 4-1 favorite for Kentucky Derby

Favorite to break from No. 14 post

May 3, 2017

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Senior Investment’s late charge wins Lexington at Keeneland

The satisfaction gained from an exciting victory was just enough. Senior Investment chased down West Coast in the final furlong…

April 15, 2017

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Always Dreaming, Girvin get wins in big Kentucky Derby prep races

Joe Sharp hasn’t sent any. Yet both trainers were celebrating in much the same way Saturday. The field for next…

April 1, 2017

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Creator creates drama in upset at Belmont

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., riding Creator, rear, edged out Destin, with jockey Javier Castellano, to win the 148th running of…

June 11, 2016

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No kidding: Exaggerator beats Nyquist in Preakness

winner finishes third

May 21, 2016

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Derby winner Nyquist ready for Preakness

makes for another sloppy track

May 20, 2016

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Nyquist stays undefeated with Kentucky Derby victory

Favorite wins for 4th consecutive time

May 7, 2016

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Nyquist not the buzziest of favorites for Kentucky Derby

A hot walker holds Nyquist as he gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs on Friday. Nyquist is…

May 6, 2016

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Think picking a baby name is tough? Try naming a thoroughbred

Exercise rider Andy Durnin gallops Kentucky Derby entrant Trojan Nation at Churchill Downs on Thursday in Louisville, Ky. More goes…

May 5, 2016

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Favorite draws the No. 13 post

Exercise rider Rolando Quinones holds Kentucky Derby hopeful Danzing Candy during the colt’s post-gallop bath at Churchill Downs in Louisville,…

May 4, 2016

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Triple Crown winner to get rest, then race again

With trainer Bob Baffert looking on, members of the media got their turn at Triple Crown winner American Pharoah on…

June 7, 2015

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American Pharoah gives Zayat biggest prize in racing

Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharoah, holds up the Triple Crown trophy Saturday.Kathy Willens/Associated Press “This is for the sport,”…

June 6, 2015