NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. will work his first Kentucky Derby on Saturday as part of his expanding role with NBC Sports.

A jockey has been suspended 60 days for misusing his whip — not on a horse — but on another rider in a race at an Arkansas track.

A 23rd horse has died after an incident at the Santa Anita racetracks. The incident marks the latest death in a span of just over 3 months.

Santa Anita will reopen its main dirt track for limited training Monday nearly a week after the historic racetrack was closed.

According to the horse's trainer, Jean-Marie Béguigné, the horse has a 'penchant for escape.'

'It just sort of happened. I got back on and he drew himself back into the race. He's got plenty of ability.'

'It definitely seemed to me he was more of an offensive lineman than a racehorse trying to win the Belmont.'

The breeding rights for American Pharoah cost $30 million.

What was a mere $18 bet turned into much more for one woman who wagered on the Kentucky Derby. Margaret Reid of Austin, Texas, walked away with $1.2 million after […]

Only the most dedicated horse racing fanatics (and/or gambling types) remember more than the name of the horse that wins the Kentucky Derby. The jockey riding the winner of the […]