Kentucky Derby

• Trainer suspended from Kentucky Derby after multiple horse deaths

  Saffie Joseph Jr. was indefinitely suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. after two of his horses collapsed on the track and died after competing in races.

  U.S. News

  May 5, 2023
  
• Kentucky Derby-winning horse has Manitoba connection

  Rich Strike, a surprise longshot winner at Saturday's event, has his origins in Kentucky, but the champion horse's mother, Gold Strike, was born and raised right here in Manitoba.

  Sports

  May 9, 2022
  
• Advertisement
• Racing fans can’t place Kentucky Derby bets in Ontario’s fixed-odds industry

  Before Bill C-218 was passed, it was amended to not permit fixed-odds wagering on horse racing to protect the industry in Canada amid concerns sports books would "cannibalize" it.

  Canada

  May 6, 2022
• Advertisement
• How the 1st place horse, Maximum Security, lost at the Kentucky Derby

  Country House, a longshot who placed second, won the Kentucky Derby after officials determined that Maximum Security had committed an interference foul.

  Sports

  May 5, 2019
• Country House wins Kentucky Derby after 1st place finisher disqualified

  Maximum Security had crossed the finish line first but was later disqualified.

  Sports

  May 4, 2019
• Woman wins US$1.2 million after betting $18 at Kentucky Derby

  Her winnings almost match what the horse and its team won in the Derby itself.  

  Sports

  May 7, 2018
• Exaggerator wins Preakness, upsets Canadian-owned Nyquist

  Exaggerator has won the Preakness, ruining Nyquist's bid to become horse racing's second Triple Crown winner in two years.

  Sports

  May 21, 2016
• 2 horses die in opening races at Preakness

  In a tragic start to Preakness day, two horses have died at Pimlico Race Course and a jockey broke a collarbone after a spill on a damp, rainy day.

  Sports

  May 21, 2016
• Advertisement
• Canadian-owned Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby to remain undefeated

  Canadian-owned Nyquist has captured the Kentucky Derby to remain undefeated.

  Sports

  May 7, 2016
• Advertisement
• Hats and horses: A look at the best lids at 2016 Kentucky Derby

  Outlandish headwear has become as synonymous with the race as mint juleps and thoroughbreds. Here's a few choice hats from the 2016 Kentucky Derby.

  Sports

  May 7, 2016