Latest Kentucky Derby News
Preakness is up next for Brian Hernandez after winning the Derby with a perfect trip on Mystik Dan
BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Hernandez Jr. spent the leadup to the Kentucky Derby watching replays of winning rides by fellow jockeys to see what it would take to get the job done with Mystik Dan, particularly those of Hall of Famer Calvin Borel. The 2010 Derby Borel won with Super Saver...
Catching Freedom shows why it was an 'easy decision' to enter him in the Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Catching Freedom got a few days off after finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby. When he returned to the track, he looked like a fresh horse rather than one who had just run a race against elite competition. After some consideration, trainer Brad...
'Stepchild' of the Triple Crown? Debate lingers over restoring the prestige of the Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — D. Wayne Lukas sat in his corner of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course earlier this week and pointed several stalls down. “Thank God the Derby horse came,” Lukas said, referring to Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan running in the Preakness. “It isn’t...
Preakness: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the second leg of the Triple Crown
The Preakness Stakes will have a Triple Crown possibility on the line when Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan runs in the field of eight horses on Saturday in the 149th rendition of the race. Mystik Dan is coming off winning the Derby by a nose in that race's closest finish since 1947....
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan settles in at Pimlico ahead of the Preakness
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mystik Dan exerted so much energy winning the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race's closest finish in 75 years that there was no guarantee his camp would send him to the Preakness to chase the second jewel of the Triple Crown. After a bit of rest, the decision was...
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all
Mystik Dan, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby by a nose in the race’s closest finish in more than a half-century, is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner. Trainer Kenny McPeek announced the decision Saturday...
Jockey Tyler Gaffalione fined for 'touching a rival' near the finish line in 150th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Tyler Gaffalione was fined $2,500 Friday for “touching a rival with his left hand” near the finish of the 150th Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's ruling was posted on its website. Gaffalione was aboard Sierra Leone, who...
Preakness gets 3 horses confirmed. Status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remains unclear
Three horses are confirmed as headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes, though the status of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan remained unclear Tuesday, with no imminent decision expected. Mystik Dan is scheduled to return to the track Wednesday at Churchill Downs, site of his...
Uncertain plans for Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and others leave questions for Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown could be missing 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other co-stars, quashing hopes for a rematch after the thrilling three-wide photo finish in the milestone race. Trainer Kenny McPeek and the horse's...
Kentucky Derby's thrilling finish draws 16.7 million viewers. It's the biggest audience since 1989
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Mystik Dan’s nose victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby drew 16.7 million viewers, the biggest audience for the race since 1989. Viewership peaked at 20.1 million from 7 to 7:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday, when 18-1 shot Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone and Forever Young...
