Animal Kingdom (racehorse)

Union Rags tracks down Paynter in final stretch to win Belmont Stakes

2012-06-09 21:59:00

Elmont, NY – Paynter stayed where he was, a few feet off the rail, charging toward the finish. Everyone whose heart had been broken by Union Rags before must have had the same thought: he's not going to squeeze through. But then, delivering upon...

Field runs deep for today's Kentucky Derby

2012-05-05 01:05:34

LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Hot pace. Muggy day. One of the deepest, talented fields in years. A delicious stew with all the ingredients for an unpredictable Kentucky Derby. The 20-horse field for Saturday's race is so stacked that unbeaten Gemologist is no...

Oaks Day at Churchill Downs gives Rosie Napravnik her chance

2012-05-04 08:09:00

It’s Oaks Day at Churchill Downs, and the color pink has grown over the vast grandstand and the sprawling infield. The “Pink Out” will help raise money for cancer charities, as it has done in recent years. That’s all part of what...

I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill reaches Baltimore to prepare for Preakness

2012-05-10 14:48:53

Doug O'Neill caught the red eye out of Southern California on Wednesday night, boarding a plane that would offer him a few moments of peace. Not that the trainer of Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another has wilted under the scrutiny of sudden...

Bodemeister early favorite after drawing No. 6 position for Kentucky Derby

2012-05-02 16:53:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — All along, Bob Baffert has said that he fought the urge. He didn’t allow even an idle moment to be filled with the blurry, soaring dreams that can be ignited by training a horse as promising as Bodemeister. He insisted on...

Hansen could make his move while Maryland horses push toward Kentucky Derby

2012-04-13 15:02:00

The most visually stunning probable entrant in the upcoming Kentucky Derby could also become the favorite with a good showing at the Blue Grass Stakes this weekend. Hansen, a nearly all white colt trained by Mike Maker, is the 6-5 favorite in Lexington....

Harris seeks to ban low-ceiling horse trailers

2012-02-19 13:48:00

— Rep. Andy Harris, whose district is home to last year's Kentucky Derby winner, has tucked a ban on cramped horse trailers into a massive transportation bill pending in Congress, pitting him against lawmakers in his own party, farming interests and...

Stronach plans IPOs for six racehorse-ownership firms

2012-01-27 16:17:39

Frank Stronach, Pimlico's owner and a successful breeder, wants to bring horse ownership to the masses — by selling stock in six new racehorse investment companies. For $10 a share, investors could own a piece of thoroughbreds that would be trained...

Lacie Slew wins Maryland Racing Media Stakes

2012-02-11 22:39:00

Lacie Slew rallied from next-to-last to win the $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes, the Saturday feature at Laurel Park. Sent to post as the second choice in the field of five fillies and mares, Lacie Slew carried Joe Rocco Jr. to a one-length victory...

Animal Kingdom returns to training in Fair Hill

2011-11-01 20:35:00

Animal Kingdom, the 2011 Kentucky Derby winner, is back on the training track at the Fair Hill Training Center and being pointed toward the $10 million Dubai World Cup in late March. Trainer Graham Motion couldn't keep the delight from his...

Shared Account will be a long shot again at Breeders' Cup

2011-11-03 14:36:36

A year ago, Shared Account arrived at Churchill Downs for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf as an outsider. Oddsmakers made her a 46-1 long shot, and her response was to win. This year, she's back to defend her title in the $2 million Grade I race....

Derby winner Animal Kingdom won't race again this season

2011-06-29 16:24:35

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who came up lame in the days following the Belmont Stakes, has a slab fracture in his left hind leg that will require surgery. He will not race again this season, according to Team Valor CEO Barry Irwin and trainer...

Giants 21, Patriots 17 I think it will be a high scoring game and that the Giants will win because they're on a roll.

2011-10-26 00:00:00

Shackleford holds off Animal Kingdom in the 136th Preakness .

2011-05-21 00:00:00

accommodating every media request that he could. It was flattering to be, however briefly, the face of the sport. But it was also exhausting. There is an image of Motion, however, that I'll never forget.

2011-05-10 00:00:00