Mike Toothaker, a stallion sales manager at Spendthrift Farms and part of the ownership team for top Kentucky Derby contender “Further Ado,” tells “CBS Saturday Morning” how watching NFL placekicker Younghoe Koo whiff a field goal made him laugh so hard he seized, leading to a life-saving diagnosis. Source link
The hunt for horse racing’s Triple Crown begins Saturday with the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. This year, the field of 3-year-old horses aren’t the only ones drawing attention. Trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have won … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Saturday more than 150,000 spectators are expected to descend on the famed Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, but the story of race day begins long before the crowd arrives. For those behind the scenes, Derby Day on May 2 isn’t about crisp … Read more
Saturday marks the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. 20 horses are set to run for the roses in the first leg of the triple crown. Hannah Vanbiber, a senior editor at The Athletic, joins “The Daily Report” to preview what’s dubbed the most exciting two minutes in sports. Source link
President Donald Trump moved Friday to thin the Republican field running for Senate in Kentucky, endorsing Rep. Andy Barr and prompting businessman Nate Morris — who had support from key Trump world figures — to drop out of the race for retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s open seat. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited … Read more
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The Kentucky Derby will see a full field of 20 horses Saturday in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing’s Triple Crown. The Run for the Roses in Louisville, Kentucky, is the opening race for the Triple Crown, the series for 3-year-olds that’s traditionally followed by the Preakness Stakes in Maryland and … Read more
BEREA, Kentucky — Two bank employees were fatally shot during a robbery in Kentucky and a search was underway for the suspect, authorities said Thursday. A man wearing a gray-white hoodie, gloves and a mask entered a branch of U.S. Bank in Berea and shot a male and female employee, said Trooper Scottie Pennington, a … Read more
Two employees were shot and killed Thursday in a bank robbery in Kentucky, and a search was underway for the suspect, authorities said. Kentucky State Police said a man wearing a light-colored hoodie, a mask and gloves went to a U.S. Bank in Brea, about 36 miles south of Lexington, and shot and killed a … Read more
The first Kentucky Derby I covered was in 2002 for Sports Illustrated, replacing the great Bill Nack, the type of writer you never want to follow onto a beat. However, there was no line outside the editor’s office, and I had been writing about racing on and off since the late 1970s because my early … Read more