Here are my five quick thoughts from an improbable, electrifying Kentucky Derby. There have been plenty of long shots to win the Kentucky Derby, most recently Giacomo at 50-1 in 2005. But Mine That Bird (who also went off at 50-1) ...Read More
The beginning of Tuesday's game featured every component Maryland could not afford on a night in which its active roster was trimmed by three due to injuries and a suspension. There were bad long shots, missed short shots, silly turnovers, ...Read More
Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy Youbet.com Inc. of Burbank in a deal valued at about $127 million. The deal will give Churchill Downs about half the $1.4 billion online horse-betting market. The company, which owns the track where ...Read More
Churchill Downs Inc. agreed to acquire interactive-technology company Youbet.com Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $126.8 million. The holding company for Churchill Downs Management Co., which conducts thoroughbred racing, most notably the Kentucky Derby, said the acquisition was in response ...Read More
Churchill Downs Inc., host of horse racing's Kentucky Derby, agreed to buy the online betting service Youbet.com Inc. in a transaction the companies valued at $126.8 million. Churchill Downs will pay about $2.86 a share in stock and cash for Youbet, ...Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. - Right up to post time for yesterday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, the defining race of the annual World Championships remained the 1988 Distaff, in which Personal Ensign caught Winning Colors by a nose at Churchill Downs ...Read More
ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - Zenyatta scored the biggest victory of her illustrious career Saturday by coming from last to first to win the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. The unbeaten mare picked off her male rivals one by one in a ...Read More
ARCADIA, Calif.—Zenyatta had a quiet Friday morning at Santa Anita, one day before she puts her 13-race unbeaten streak on the line against the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Zenyatta will bid for immortality as the first ...Read More
Long shots ruled on Friday's opening day of the Breeders' Cup, with American horses winning three races and European horses winning two. Jockey Julien Leparoux rode two winners. The six Breeders' Cup races went off without defending Ladies' Classic champion Zenyatta, who ...Read More
Carrie Prejean may be hot, but she just isn't worth the hassle.
E! News has confirmed the existence of Ms. Christian Values' X-rated sex tape—which reportedly prompted her abrupt settlement with Miss California Organization officials—but while the contents may be controversial, ...Read More
We think Paul Revere or Carl Lewis first spoke, "If you're in a hurry, don't take the scenic route." No matter who said it, Zenyatta and jockey Mike Smith must tune in. During Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita (5:45 ...Read More
While the Kentucky Derby is the 'most exciting two-minutes in sports', the two-day Breeders' Cup races are the most important days in racing. This year the Breeders' Cup is again being held at Santa Anita Park just like last year. Santa ...Read More
With the stars of the show back in their barns, it was left to their trainers to provide the color at Tuesday afternoon's Breeders' Cup post-position draw at Santa Anita. The talk, naturally, was mostly about Saturday's $5-million Classic, especially after ...Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Zenyatta will put her 13-0 record on the line running against the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Owner Jerry Moss told The Associated Press ahead of Tuesday's draw that his 5-year-old mare would test ...Read More
Zenyatta, the 5-year-old mare who has won all 13 of her starts, drew the No. 4 position and was installed as the 5-2 favorite for Saturday's $5-million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. It will be her first race against male ...Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. -- A few weeks in California, and look how well Mine That Bird and Chip Woolley are moving. Mine That Bird, the Kentucky Derby winner, has progressed since running sixth in the Goodwood Stakes last month, and completed ...Read More
LOS ANGELES — The father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter testified Friday the ex-Playmate "took more medications than I've ever seen anyone take," and that he complained about it to a doctor now charged with conspiring to provide Smith with ...Read More
Over the weekend, director Oren Peli's "found footage" horror/suspense flick "Paranormal Activity" opened just a little bit wider, getting all-day screenings in 159 theaters across the country. The weekend box office receipts - the fifth-highest-grossing film of the weekend - ...Read More
Learn More » Report a bug » Feedback » ARCADIA, Calif. -- The 3-year-old colt who had never won a stakes and made his last start at one of England's smallest racecourses pulled an upset in Saturday's $305,000 Goodwood Stakes at ...Read More
The race was too soon and too long and Mine That Bird made the mistake of running another horse's race. The Kentucky Derby winner, who runs his best when he's too far away, was too close this time. Too bad. Maybe ...Read More
Red Wings crush Penguins to put one hand on Cup DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings exploded for four second period goals to set up a crushing 5-0 Game Five victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday and move within ...Read More
