Preakness Stakes

More Than 15.5 Million Watch Nyquist Win 142nd Kentucky Derby, Peaks at 17.9 Million

STAMFORD, Conn. – May 10, 2016 – NBC Sports’ coverage of Nyquist’s victory in Saturday’s 142nd Kentucky Derby averaged 15.5 million viewers – marking the fourth consecutive year the “Run for the Roses” […]

Preakness Stakes

Kentucky Derby Winner Nyquist Arrives at Pimlico for May 21 Preakness

BALTIMORE – Just under 48 hours after he captured the Kentucky Derby, Nyquist arrived Monday at Pimlico Race Course where he will try to win the Middle Jewel of the Triple […] Read More

Preakness Stakes

Derby Hero Nyquist Set for Monday P.M. Arrival at Pimlico for Preakness

BALTIMORE, MD – J. Paul Reddam’s Nyquist is scheduled to arrive at Pimlico Race Course late Monday afternoon to prepare for a much-anticipated start in the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) May 21. […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Derby Winner Nyquist Heading to Pimlico Monday, Update on Derby Field

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 8, 2016) – Trainer Doug O’Neill was at Barn 41 shortly after 5 a.m. to give a check on his Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist Sunday and the readout was […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Five Triple Crown Race Sleepers that aren’t Running in the Kentucky Derby

These five horses will make an impact during the Triple Crown season this year…and you might not have even heard of them. Could one of them become the next Tonalist? […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Nyquist Turns in Final Kentucky Derby Work on Keeneland’s Closing Day

At 12:15 p.m. on Friday, 50 minutes before the start of the closing-day card of Keeneland’s 2016 Spring Meet, several thousand fans who arrived early crowded along the rail to […] Read More

Handicapping

Tips to Help You Bet the Kentucky Oaks and Derby

The initial version of our Kentucky Oaks/Derby Wagering Guide is now available for download. This 20-page guide is jam packed with all of the information you need to make the best […] Read More

News

National Museum of Racing Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Champion racehorses Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez and multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen have been elected to the National Museum […] Read More

News

Awesome Speed Gets the Distance in $100,000 Federico Tesio

LAUREL, MD – Colts Neck Stables’ Awesome Speed made a successful and lucrative return to Laurel Park on Saturday, winning the $100,000 Federico Tesio and earning an automatic berth in the […] Read More

Track Reports

Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Hall of Fame Jockey Calvin Borel to Retire

Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel has retired, effectively immediately, his agent, Larry Melancon, confirmed Wednesday morning at Oaklawn. Borel, Oaklawn’s leading rider in 1995 and 2001, couldn’t be reached […] Read More