It’s not often that the best of the Triple Crown races is the last one but that’s how it is this year with 155th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. It has arguably the best 3-year-old in Forte, the winner of the Preakness Stakes in National Treasure and eight other horses who should be fresh enough to handle the …
Horses run the 149th running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs on Friday. On Saturday, a seventh horse died following an injury during a pre-Kentucky Derby race at the track. Sports Kentucky Derby favorite Forte is scratched from race Morning line favorite Forte was scratched out of the Kentucky Derby after a state veterinary examination Saturday. We …
Owner Mike Repole stands with Kentucky Derby favorite Forte after a morning workout at Churchill Downs on Wednesday. Just when you thought this Kentucky Derby couldn’t get any crazier, morning line favorite Forte was scratched out of the Kentucky Derby after a state veterinary examination Saturday. However, in a break from his normal routine, Pletcher galloped the horse around 7:45 …
