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Cherie DeVaux is one of 19 and, thanks to No. 19, she is now one of one. The 19th female to start a horse in the Kentucky Derby, DeVaux became the first to saddle the winner after Golden Tempo, wearing the moonstone-colored No. 19 saddle towel, but breaking from the 16 post after scratches, closed … Read more

As far as Douglas Scharbauer is concerned, the first weekend in May should happen more often. Sixty-seven years after his grandfather won the Kentucky Derby and 39 years after his mother won it, Scharbauer landed in the Kentucky Oaks winner’s circle with Always A Runner – one day ahead of schedule. “This weekend is very … Read more

The main event. All the talk, all the predictions, all the top 10 lists, all the guessing, it all comes down to today. Derby Day. There’s nothing like it. The 152nd Kentucky Derby takes center stage and headlines a stellar card at Churchill Downs to lead off the 2026 Triple Crown. The Derby also signals … Read more

It’s Kentucky Derby Day so everyone you know, horse-oriented or not, is drinking mint juleps, looking for fancy hats, trying bow ties or asking you for advice on who to bet. Well, that’s our world anyway. You’re probably not all that different and if you’re steeplechase-oriented, you’re headed to Virginia. The 101st Virginia Gold Cup … Read more

Welcome to the new Kentucky Oaks Day. Technically day will fold into night by the time the 152nd running of the Oaks goes to post, set to run in prime time for the first time under the lights at Churchill Downs. A sign of the times and what could loom down the road for the … Read more

The last Saturday in April means two things in American jump racing – the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Foxfield Races. The date also means the spring season has hit a cruising altitude  and we’re headed to May and a Memorial Day touchdown at the Fair Hill Races May 25. Last week, Zabeel Champion pulled … Read more

The late John Shirreffs, who trained Zenyatta throughout her Hall of Fame career; the late trainer Christophe Clement, who conditioned the winners of  286 graded stakes races; and champion sprinter Kona Gold headline the 11 new members elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame for 2026. Shirreffs joins the late trainer … Read more

The steeplechase season stays in high gear this weekend with a tripleheader on tap in Maryland and Virginia. Saturday features major hurdle players on the usual deep program at Glenwood Park for the Middleburg Spring Races while Maryland timber horses take center stage at the Grand National in Butler. Sunday’s action goes down at Morven … Read more

Week four of the spring season. Happy Orthodox Easter. The Masters turns the corner. The Jenny Wiley and the Lexington showcase the Saturday card at Keeneland. The flag drops on the Maryland timber circuit with the historic My Lady’s Manor while the Blue Ridge Point-to-Point anchors the Virginia tour. Four races at the Manor and … Read more

Happy Easter. Opening Weekend at Keeneland, the last Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, Kentucky Derby talk, the Elkridge-Harford Point-to-Point in Maryland and three NSA races on the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point card in Virginia. Saturday’s post time at the historic Ben Venue estate in Washington, Va. is noon with the first NSA races at 1:35 p.m. … Read more