Tag: horse racing

Nineteen horses will Run for the Roses on Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky at the 151st Kentucky Derby. Though three horses are strong favorites heading into this weekend’s premier thoroughbred race, all 19 appear live in a field that features a mix of speed horses and strong closers. Let’s dive in. Legendary trainer Bob Baffert is back in Lexington hoping to ...

Two thoroughbreds dance along a green ridge as I leave my home in King William County for the Virginia Derby on a gray Saturday morning in Central Virginia. Though Kentucky may be synonymous with thoroughbreds, I was raised just a stone’s throw from the Meadow Stables, where Secretariat was bred and raised. Virginians take immense pride in their deep ties ...