Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all
Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness next weekend after all, keeping alive the chance of another Triple Crown winner
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in epic three-horse photo finish
Mystik Dan has won the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in a dramatic three-horse photo finish at Churchill Downs
Twelve horses died around the Kentucky Derby last year. Little has changed since
Elizabeth Banicki
I have spent long stretches of my life around the racetrack. The methods for training young horses in the US means fatalities are inevitable
May 2023
Baffert’s National Treasure wins Preakness as another death mars day
Mage faces tough Preakness challenge as First Mission scratched by vet
Derby winner Mage confirmed for Preakness in Triple Crown bid
Another weekend of death at the Kentucky Derby but don’t expect change
Elizabeth Banicki
Mage roars from behind to win Kentucky Derby amid seventh death
Secretariat at 50: America’s equine hero endures in the national lore
Churchill Downs suspends trainer Saffie Joseph Jr after two horse deaths
Churchill Downs to work with investigators after four horse deaths
What do horses feel at the Kentucky Derby? Mostly fear and pain
Elizabeth Banicki
May 2022
Kentucky Derby’s 80-1 winner Rich Strike will not compete for Triple Crown
Kentucky Derby 2022: Fancy hats and a historic upset at America’s most famous race
Rich Strike stuns field in second biggest Kentucky Derby upset of all time
Horse racing is too far gone to be saved. The next best thing is to be honest about it
Elizabeth Banicki
March 2022
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
February 2022
Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby title two months after death
Medina Spirit has officially been disqualified from the 2021 Kentucky Derby after he failed a post-race dugs test
December 2021
Medina Spirit, horse at heart of Kentucky Derby controversy, dies while training
Medina Spirit, the horse at the centre of a doping controversy at this year’s Kentucky Derby, has died during a workout
August 2021
‘Reckless fraudster’ Jorge Navarro admits to global racehorse doping scheme
A prominent horse racing trainer has pleaded guilty in what US prosecutors have called a global scheme to systematically drug horses and cheat the betting public
