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By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, KY (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official Kentucky Derby 145 logo. Featuring racing Thoroughbreds, the logo brings to life the thrill of the most exciting two minutes in sports. The 145th running of...

By Darren Rogers —- RAMSEY HOPES BACKYARD HEAVEN CONTINUES TO ‘CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN’ AS 6-5 MORNING LINE FAVE IN SATURDAY’S GRADE I, $500,000 STEPHEN FOSTER ’CAP LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 14, 2018) – Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Alysheba (Grade II) winner Backyard Heaven was...

By ED GOLDEN & MIKE WILLMAN —- • IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR BOB BAFFERT • JUSTIFY ON PARADE AT SANTA ANITA JUNE 23 • MOREY SWEET ON UNBEATEN OLLIE’S CANDY • O’NEILL SEEKS THE RAINBOW’S POT OF GOLD • ROMAN GETS GOLDEN WHIP AWARD SATURDAY • RETIRED HORSES, CARMA FETED ON...

By Darren Rogers —- CD Photo TRIPLE CROWN WINNER JUSTIFY TO BE CELEBRATED, PARADED DURING SATURDAY’S ‘DOWNS AFTER DARK’ AT CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, June 12, 2018) – Guests at Churchill Downs will be able to get a glimpse of horse racing’s brightest star...

By Pat McKenna —- ELMONT, N.Y. – Saturday’s blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day card, highlighted by Justify’s Triple Crown triumph, generated all-sources handle of $137,954,895, the second-highest one-day handle in NYRA history behind Belmont Stakes Day in...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, June 10, 2018) – Undefeated Triple Crown winner Justify is enjoying a Sunday’s rest at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. following his historic victory in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes (Grade I) before he arrives back to Churchill Downs...

NYRA Release —- Chad Brown; Anne M. Eberhardt • Brown looking ahead to G1 Travers with Belmont Stakes runner-up Gronkowski; G1 Diana possible for Just a Game winner A Raving Beauty • Spring Quality looking good after huge upset in G1 Manhattan • Vino Rosso, Noble Indy exit...

TSV Staff Selections —- Race 9) Grade 1 Met Mile Post Time 4:45 EDT 1) Mind Your Biscuits – looking past that it’s his first start back from Dubai, where he charged late to take the Golden Shaheen; 5-year-old out of Posse couldn’t be in better form;...

By Rick Francis —- Race 4), Grade 1 Acorn Stakes 3YO Fillies 1 Mile Post Time 1:24 EDT 3) Monomoy Girl – only career blemish a neck second last November; a game battler every step; the best of her generation. 4) Gio Game – dueled last out to hang on by a head;...

By Ed Golden —- • LOCAL CLOCKERS BACK JUSTIFY IN BELMONT • SANTA ANITA JOCKS INVADE BELMONT PARK • McCARTHY EYES A WEEKEND STAKES SWEEP CLOCKERS SEE TRIPLE CROWN FOR JUSTIFY As the minutes tick by at a sloth-like pace, the world of racing sits in antsy anticipation of...