Maryland matches $85 million offer to acquire rights to Preakness Stakes
Maryland is matching an $85 million offer to acquire the rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, the governor's office said.
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Maryland is matching an $85 million offer to acquire the rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, the governor's office said.
Churchill Downs Incorporated has reached an agreement to buy the trademarks and rights to the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes brands for $85 million, the company announced.
The Kentucky Derby horses were euthanized after suffering serious injuries in races on Friday and Saturday.
Bettors are throwing their money behind Epicenter and Taiba, toppling Zandon as Kentucky Derby favorite less than 75 minutes before the scheduled 6:57 p.m. post time.
Ah, the traditions of Kentucky Derby day. Mint juleps. Ornate hats. The garland of roses that will be draped across the winner. Those have all been part of the show at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May for decades.
After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, the Derby returns in all its noisy, colorful glory.
Bob Baffert has sued Churchill Downs and track leadership in federal court, seeking to overturn the embattled Hall of Fame trainer's two-year suspension on grounds it violated his due process rights.
Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year's Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday.
An attorney for Bob Baffert believes the Hall of Famer trainer and embattled Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit "will be fully exonerated" after stating to Kentucky racing stewards that the colt's failed drug test for a steroid resulted from a prescribed topical salve rather than an injection.
Trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for two years by Churchill Downs after an additional drug test of Medina Spirit confirmed the presence of the steroid betamethasone in the Kentucky Derby winner's system.
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont face the same challenges in their own unique way.
Instead of kicking off the chase this weekend with the Kentucky Derby, the storied race may end up capping the trio of races on Labor Day weekend.
The City is hoping for more than a new track. It predicts renewal will spread beyond grandstands and finish lines.
Always Dreaming splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2 ¾ lengths on Saturday, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second victories in the race but their first together.
Fresh off of his Kentucky Derby win, Nyquist has arrived in Baltimore. We're just shy of two weeks until the Preakness stakes at Pimlico, where Nyquist is expected to take the second jewel in the horse racing Triple Crown.
The key to a financially successful day will be hitting one of the multi-horse wagers: the exacta, trifecta, and superfecta. Even if the favorite California Chrome wins, a few longshots filling in the second through fourth positions could make the return on investment significant.
The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday's race from the rail.
Mike Battaglia is a horse racing analyst who joined Bob & Steve to talk about the Kentucky Derby tomorrow.
Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O'Neill could face a suspension in California after one of his horses was found to have an elevated level of total carbon dioxide, an infraction for which he previously has been punished.
Ben's Cat wasn't nominated for next month's Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs. Owner and trainer King Leatherbury is trying everything to get him there.
