Horse Racing
Who Will Win the Belmont Stakes? Expert Picks and Predictions
Rich Strike, the 80-1 shot ridden by Sonny Leon and trained by Eric Reed, mounted a furious and improbable rally to capture the 148th Kentucky Derby on May 7. He was not even in the field until another horse was scratched the day before the race. But after skipping the Preakness Stakes on May 21, […]
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Rich Strike’s Derby Win Has Given Horse Racing a Welcome Reboot
Now the newcomers intend to take Rich Strike to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes on May 21 to race in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. They, along with the horse’s owner, Rick Dawson, have an opportunity to reboot a sport battered by a disqualified Derby winner in 2021 and by suspended trainers, doping […]
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Kentucky Derby Horses List: Expert Picks, Odds and Who Could Win
Follow for live news updates on the Kentucky Derby. The horses in the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby are listed in order of post position, with comments by Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert of The New York Times. The morning-line odds were set by Mike Battaglia of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Ethereal Road […]
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Racing Still Mourns the Ill-Fated Kentucky Derby Winner, Medina Spirit
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The rain pelted the headstone, leaving streaks on the black marble and mirroring the misty eyes of the 100 or so admirers who had come to say goodbye. None of them knew the deceased well. Many had seen him only on television. They lifted plastic shot glasses filled with Kentucky bourbon to […]
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The Sports World’s Most Memorable and Human Moments of 2021
One of the beautiful things about sports is the raw emotion. Perhaps more than in any other walk of life, athletes in the heat of the moment, endorphins flowing, let loose. After the wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won the women’s freestyle 150 pounds competition at the Tokyo Olympics, she formed a heart sign with her hands […]
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