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SHOCKING: 14 - What They Never Told You

Every 2022 Kentucky Derby horse name, ranked

Time for our annual ranking of horses by name!

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Sometimes you don't know you're in the Kentucky Derby until the phone rings at 3 a.m.

Aaron Sones always turns off his cellphone at night. But Sunday night, while he and his family were on vacation in Hawaii, he kept it on. He had a feeling.

Los Angeles Times

Kentucky Derby: 2022 post position draw results and morning line odds

Zandon (3-1) is the early odds-on favorite

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Get to know every trainer saddling a contender in the 2022 Kentucky Derby

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The 2022 Kentucky Derby is fast approaching.

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May Sports Betting Calendar: PGA Championship, NHL playoffs and Kentucky Derby

The NBA playoffs roll into the conference finals too.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Does the Kentucky Derby still matter? It’s delivered great moments in the 21st century.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Though the past few years of the Kentucky Derby have been riddled with controversy, the first Saturday in May has also provided plenty of golden moments during the 21st century.

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5 of the greatest, history-defining wins at the Kentucky Derby

Imagine being at Churchill Downs for any of these iconic wins.

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Commentary: When the punishment encourages the crime

Prediction: The winning jockey of next week’s Kentucky Derby will be fined for a whipping violation. I’m confident of this because there’s a huge financial incentive to break the rules.

Tribune News Service

The ‘Bridgerton Experience’ has arrived in Chicago’s South Side and it is a regal, dress-up affair

If Kentucky Derby fashion had a baby with a 2022 prom season you would have a style baby prime for “The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience.” Sit with that for a minute.

Chicago Tribune

Sir Richard Branson "retiring" from betting on horses after shock Grand National result

Billionaire Branson backed 2022 Grand National hero Noble Yeats, ridden by family friend Sam Waley-Cohen - and also had a 100-1 winner at the Kentucky Derby

Daily Mirror

John Clay: Bob Baffert is banned, but his former trainee will be the talk of the Kentucky Derby

Bob Baffert won’t be at the 2022 Kentucky Derby, and yet he might have the favorite for the 2022 Kentucky Derby.

Tribune News Service

Santa Anita Derby appears to be a victim of its own success

LOS ANGELES — As horse racing enters its final weekend of major Kentucky Derby prep races, all eyes are on the Santa Anita Derby, with a look to both the quality and quantity of the field. It seems the race has become a victim of its own success.

Los Angeles Times

John Clay: For many hopefuls, Saturday is the last stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the road to the Kentucky Derby, it’s make-or-break time.

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Kentucky Derby Watch: Latest odds show the 2022 favorites are pretty much settled.

What’s one clear sign that the Kentucky Derby is getting near? The Las Vegas odds sheet goes from fine print to large type.

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Talking Horses: the Grand National is much safer and all the better for it

With the equine death rate much lower the race now showcases the best of our sport, and long may it continue to do so

Los Angeles Times

Kentucky regulators recorded calls without consent with Baffert after Medina Spirit test

The tension between trainer Bob Baffert and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has been increasingly heightened since he was notified May 8 last year that his then Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, tested positive for an anti-inflammatory that is legal except on race day.

The Guardian - UK

Dettori delivers Dubai World Cup for banned Baffert on Country Grammer

The winning American trainer is fighting a legal battle over last year’s Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit

Los Angeles Times

Bob Baffert transfers some Kentucky Derby horses to Tim Yakteen and Rodolphe Brisset

LOS ANGELES — Trainer Bob Baffert, with time running out for any of his legal options to reach resolution, is transferring three of his Kentucky Derby hopefuls to Tim Yakteen, and one to Rodolphe Brisset, so that the horses can gain points and qualify to run on racing's most famous…

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‘You changed our lives.’ Grindstone, oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, dies at 29.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Grindstone, the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby, has passed away at age 29.

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Kentucky Derby Watch: Ranking the top 10 contenders heading into the biggest prep races

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The most important stretch of prep races for the 2022 Kentucky Derby is finally here.

The Independent UK

US-Saudi investor, the Medina Spirit owner, bids for Chelsea

The owner of disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is among the bidders for Premier League club Chelsea as part of the accelerated search for a new owner

Los Angeles Times

Richard Mandella back in Kentucky Derby picture after Forbidden Kingdom's win

LOS ANGELES — Trainer Richard Mandella wasn't sure he would find himself in this spot, but now that he's here, he's starting to feel pretty comfortable. Saturday, his 3-year-old colt Forbidden Kingdom dominated from the gate to win the Grade 2 $400,000 San Felipe Stakes by 5 3/4 lengths. It…

Los Angeles Times

Trainer John Shirreffs seeks first Santa Anita Handicap win; Baffert suspension upheld

LOS ANGELES — Trainer John Shirreffs has accomplished a lot in more than four decades in the business. He won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 with 50-1 long shot Giacomo. He won the Breeders' Cup Classic with perhaps the greatest female horse of all time when Zenyatta beat the boys…

Los Angeles Times

Bob Baffert sues Churchill Downs, others to be allowed to run in Kentucky Derby

In an expected move that will heighten the uncertainty about who can run in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert filed suit in federal court against Churchill Downs Inc., chief executive Bill Carstanjen and board chair Alex Rankin, to allow him to run horses in the…

Sports Illustrated

Bob Baffert Announces Lawsuit Against Churchill Downs

The lawsuit says CDI and its leaders violated the trainer’s right to due process when Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned substance following the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

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