Union Rags came through on the rail in the final strides to win the 144th Belmont Stakes by a head on Saturday evening over front runner Paynter. A crowd of 85,811 was on hand, despite the fact that Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner I’ll Have Another was scratched Friday morning with a career-ending injury to [...]

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In dramatic fashion, I’ll Have Another closed the gap and passed Bodemeister in the stretch to win the 2012 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs this evening. With first-time Derby jockey Mario Gutierrez at the helm, I’ll Have Another closed strong for trainer Doug O’Neill to win the 138th running of the iconic race in 2 [...]

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A record crowd of 164,858 people packed into Churchill Downs to see who would win the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby. In the end, it was Animal Kingdom who led the way and won the 2011 edition of the horse racing classic. Nehro finished second while Mucho Macho Man came in third place. Shackelford [...]

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