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Bob Baffert gives credit to Bill Belichick after Kentucky Derby win

Bob Baffert gave a shoutout to Bill Belichick after his horse won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Baffert and Belichick participated in an interview together that aired during NBC’s coverage of the race Saturday. The interviewed featured the …

Bob Baffert

Even Bob Baffert was stunned by Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby win

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert was even stunned by Medina Spirit’s win at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Medina Spirit had 12:1 odds entering the race. Once he took the lead though, it was over. He didn’t let anyone surpass him and was …

Mattress Mack

Mattress Mack bets $2.4 million on Essential Quality in Kentucky Derby

The man known as “Mattress Mack” is putting major money down on the Kentucky Derby. Jim McIngvale aka “Mattress Mack” owns the Gallery Furniture chain in Houston. He is known for putting huge bets down on sports events. He …

Walker Buehler

Dodgers’ Walker Buehler has minority ownership of Kentucky Derby winner

Saturday’s Kentucky Derby results were a little bit sweeter for Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler compared to others. Buehler, 26, is from Lexington, Kentucky and a horse racing fan. He grew up just east of Churchill Downs racing …

Bob Baffert Authentic

Bob Baffert knocked down by Authentic after Kentucky Derby win

Bob Baffert’s horses were having a tough time at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Baffert originally had two horses in the field, but Thousand Words was scratched after rearing in the paddock before the race (video here). Authentic remained in …

Jimmy Barnes

Assistant Jimmy Barnes suffers broken hand in Thousand Words incident

Famed trainer Bob Baffert was emotional after his horse Authentic won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but it was for reasons beyond just the win. The trainer said that his assistant, Jimmy Barnes, suffered a broken hand in a paddock incident while …

Thousand Words

Thousand Words scratched from Kentucky Derby after paddock incident

Thousand Words was scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs after an incident in the paddock before the race. Thousand Words reared badly and fell backwards, though he did catch himself to avoid falling completely on his …

Tiz the Law

Tiz the Law wins Belmont Stakes easily in first race of unusual Triple Crown

The Belmont Stakes is usually the finale of the Triple Crown in horse racing, but during this unusual year in sports, it led off the three events. And the winner was a home-bred horse. Tiz the Law, which entered the race as a 4:5 favorite, won the …

Bob Baffert

Report: Kentucky Derby favorite Charlatan tested positive for banned substance lidocaine

Two Bob Baffert-trained horses tested positive for banned substances during the Arkansas Derby earlier this month, the Louisville Courier Journal reported on Tuesday. One of his two winners from the derby were among the two positive tests. …

Kentucky Derby postponed to first Saturday in September

The horses have also gone on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Kentucky Derby is being postponed from the first Saturday in May to the first Saturday in September, according to WDRB in Kentucky. The first Saturday in September is the 5th …

Justify

Justify reportedly failed drug test before starting Triple Crown campaign

Triple Crown winning racehorse Justify never would have been allowed to run in the Kentucky Derby had the sport’s rules been properly followed after a failed drug test, according to a report. According to Joe Drape of the New York Times, …

Bodexpress jockey

Horse Bodexpress runs entire Preakness without jockey

There was a bizarre sight for the entire Preakness Stakes on Saturday after horse Bodexpress went the entire length of the race without a jockey. The announcers covering the race for NBC noted immediately that one horse was racing without a jockey, …

Maximum Security win

Maximum Security owner admits he saw violation during Kentucky Derby

The owner of Maximum Security seemingly admitted on Monday that he saw the foul his horse committed that resulted in a disqualification at the Kentucky Derby, but he is still outraged that an objection was filed and the decision was made. In an …

Maximum Security win

Here’s how much Maximum Security disqualification cost bettors

The Kentucky Derby is one of the biggest gambling events of the year, which is why the disqualification that changed the outcome of Saturday’s race caused chaos among bettors and sportsbooks. It goes without saying that those who bet on Maximum …

Maximum Security owner Gary West considering legal options after disqualification

The owner of colt Maximum Security is considering filing an appeal of his horse’s disqualification from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Maximum Security crossed the finish line first in the 145th running of the race and was immediately deemed …

Maximum Security foul

Video shows what Maximum Security did to earn disqualification

Maximum Security was disqualified from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby following a review by the race stewards after an objection was filed following the race. The 3-year-old colt crossed the finish line first in the 145th running of the race, but …

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