The 1⅛ mile race began at the start of the Belmont Park backstretch in the chute. In an ESPN documentary from 2000, Jack ...

COALINGA, Calif. — John C. Harris, a breeder of thoroughbreds whose Harris Farms foaled and raised 2014 Kentucky Derby winner ...

The Lexington leg of the Real Rider Cup welcomed 30 horse and rider combinations along with hundreds of spectators to New ...

The Fish Tacos come with cabbage, lime, avocado mash, chile lime yogurt, and cilantro—a fresh, zesty combination that transports you to a beachside taco stand. The Rolled & Fried Cod Tacos take a ...

Though the heart that carried Salvator to the title of the world’s fastest horse has long melded into the Kentucky earth, the spirit of that heart is resurrected each summer at Monmouth Park, the ...

"Brainwise, they're designed with a real desire to play and run independent of any fear," said Dr. Scott Bailey, a veterinarian at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, a thoroughbred breeding farm where ...

0:00 / 1:27AP AUDIO: What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs AP’s Lisa Dwyer reports on what makes horse races such as the Kentucky Derby such a success.

What makes horses so powerful? A horse’s heart and lungs are the source of its extraordinary power. The heart averages 10 to 12 pounds, or about 1% of the animal’s body weight, compared with ...

What You Need To Know At the 151st Kentucky Derby, a global spotlight will shine on equine athleticism, the subject of a growing body of research Studies show that a constellation of characteristics ...

What makes horses so powerful? A horse’s heart and lungs are the source of its extraordinary power. The heart averages 10 to 12 pounds, or about 1% of the animal’s body weight, compared with ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider leaning forward above the saddle. Other horse-and-rider ...