The historic Louisiana Derby—known then as the Crescent City Derby—had its first running at Crescent City Race Course in New Orleans in 1894. The two-length winner of the $1,500 one-mile stakes that ...

“I can't list them all off but it's a lot,” said Derby, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound senior. Derby has offers from Florida, Louisiana State, Alabama, Florida State, Michigan, Miami and Nebraska. Iowa has ...

Dancer’s Image crossed the finish line first in the 1968 Kentucky Derby, only to become the first horse ever disqualified days later as the result of a positive drug test. It was the start of a ...

In the 151st Kentucky Derby Saturday, Sovereignty won the Run for the Roses over pre-race favorite Journalism. Sovereignty, who entered the race with 9-to-1 odds, pulled ahead of the 19-horse pack ...

Each day leading up to the Kentucky Derby, we’ll take a look at the pedigrees of some of the race's contenders, and how those pedigrees might factor into their ability to succeed at the 1 ¼-mile Derby ...

After a pandemic break, Maryland blue crabs are racing again in Baltimore. The speediest crab by far belonged to former Major League Baseball player B.J. Surhoff of the Baltimore Orioles. This weekend ...