Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died.

Sovereignty beat Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga.

Journalism has won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

Journalism is the morning line favorite for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes.

Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won't run in the Preakness Stakes.

Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail.

Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths in the slop.

Grande has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, reducing the field for Saturday’s 151st edition to 19 horses.

At the 151st Kentucky Derby, a global spotlight will shine on equine athleticism.

Citizen Bull has won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/2 lengths at Del Mar.

Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed postrace drug test of 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.

Dornoch has won the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

The Belmont Stakes will be run at 1 1/4 miles instead of the traditional 1 1/2-mile distance that has long distinguished the third leg of the Triple Crown.

Talk of Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan not running in the Preakness raised questions about the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, which has in recent years fallen on hard times.

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is heading to the Preakness after all.

The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown could be absent of 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other contenders who contributed to the thrilling three-wide photo finish.

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a dramatic three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young for the upset victory.

Larry Demeritte has run horses on Kentucky Derby day in the past, just never in the big race.

Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery has died.

Fierceness has won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 6 1/4 lengths at Santa Anita.

Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher are taking aim at the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with three horses each.

After horse deaths marred this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness, and two more occurred days ahead of the world championships, safety at the Breeders’ Cup is under intense scrutiny.

A horse set to run in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup has died after a gallop at Santa Anita.

Kentucky Derby winner Mage won't run in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic.

Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo head a full field of 14 horses for the wide-open Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Horse racing groups are backing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that they hope will replace the federal organization overseeing the sport for just a year.

A report from horse racing’s federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Preakness officials say they are considering moving the second Triple Crown race back to four weeks after the Kentucky Derby instead of two weeks later.

Churchill Downs will implement safety measures for its September meet including new track surface maintenance equipment and additional monitoring and equine care following 12 horse deaths before and after the Kentucky Derby that spurred suspension of its spring meet.

Racing will resume at Churchill Downs in September, with no changes being made after a review of surfaces and safety protocols in the wake of 12 horse deaths.

Funny Cide, the “Gutsy Gelding” who became a fan favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in 2003, has died from complications of colic.

This was supposed to be the year thoroughbred horse racing celebrated the 50th anniversary of Secretariat’s magnificent Triple Crown triumph.

Forte is finally getting a crack at running in a Triple Crown race.

Churchill Downs will suspend racing operations on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park to conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of safety and surface protocols in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Horse racing’s oversight authority and Churchill Downs have each announced additional safety and health initiatives in the wake of 12 recent deaths since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs.

Forte, the early Kentucky Derby favorite who was scratched on the day of the race, has worked out in preparation for a possible start in the Belmont Stakes on June 10.

A ninth horse has died after being injured following a race at Churchill Downs, making it the ninth fatality since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Mage's team at the Preakness has settled into a stable routine at the Preakness after the horse's Kentucky Derby victory capped off a tumultuous stretch at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby winner Mage has been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for the Preakness.

A horse has died after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

Horse racing has a Kentucky Derby winner headed to the Preakness with a chance at the Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby winner Mage will run in the 148th Preakness following an encouraging workout at Churchill Downs, the horse’s connections said.

Kentucky Derby winner Mage remains on track to run in the Preakness next week to continue a pursuit of horse racing’s first Triple Crown.

Kentucky racing officials have placed scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list that may require the colt to pass a soundness test in Maryland in order to race in the Preakness.

The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing.

10 News is moving its 6 p.m. newscast online today due to coverage of the Kentucky Derby.

If ever there was a banner day for hats — wild and colorful hats — it was Saturday.

Two more horses died in the hours before 15-1 shot Mage won the Kentucky Derby by a length, making it seven in all and casting a shadow over the 149th edition of the world's most famous race.

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been scratched hours before the race.

The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days leading up to Saturday's race.

What do you think of when you hear the words “Kentucky Derby?”

Rich Strike's stunning upset victory in last year's Kentucky Derby as a nearly 81-1 long shot provided the race's second big odds winner in four years.

Skinner has become the latest horse to be scratched from the Kentucky Derby.

Churchill Downs has suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track.

The starting gate in the Kentucky Derby will contain 19 horses aiming to run 1 1/4 miles, many for the first time.

Horse racing’s new antidoping and medication control program has stumbled out of the starting gate.

The death of four horses at Churchill Downs has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby.

Bob Baffert won't be saddling any horses in the Kentucky Derby this weekend.

Todd Pletcher-trained colt Forte and Brad Cox's filly Wet Paint are the morning line favorites respectively for the 149th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.

Vincent Viola has a problem.

Steve Asmussen is the first trainer with 10,000 victories in North America.

Newgate won the $200,000 Robert B.

When Rich Strike bolted into horse racing’s spotlight in a little over minute with his Kentucky Derby upset victory, he shared the stage with his handler, who has long toiled in the shadows constantly tending to the champion colt.

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is the third betting choice on the morning line for the Belmont Stakes.

Sarah Ramsey, a leading thoroughbred breeder and owner, has died.

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike remains on track to race in the Belmont Stakes on June 11.

Early Voting won the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore on Saturday, crossing the finish line first in the famed Triple Crown race.

Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter has been set as the morning line favorite for the Preakness.

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness.

Did an 80-1 longshot really win the Kentucky Derby.

The celebration after Rich Strike’s stunning Kentucky Derby upset continued long into the night.

Jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed hit the ground running in every way imaginable for the Kentucky Derby.

Rich Strike came charging up the rail to overtake the leaders in the closing strides for a stunning 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby.

Longshot and final entry Rich Strike has crossed the finish line first in the 148th Kentucky Derby, outracing favorite Epicenter and Zandon.

The last three runnings of the Kentucky Derby have been anything but normal.

There are two types of people who watch the Kentucky Derby: Those who bet money and want to win, and spectators who just want to admire the strange names given to the horses.

A deal for Drug Free Sport International to police medication in horse racing is in place two months before the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority takes effect.

Zandon and filly Nest are the morning-line favorites for the 148th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.

The Kentucky Derby leads off the first Triple Crown season in decades without the chance of Bob Baffert officially winning one or more of the three races.

The Kentucky Derby television broadcast will be produced by a woman for the first time in the 148-year-old history of the race.

Kentucky’s racing director has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension by stewards in their ruling that also disqualified Medina Spirit as Kentucky Derby winner.

Medina Spirit has been stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun has been declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards.

The 3-year-old colt whose Kentucky Derby victory in May came under scrutiny because of a positive drug test has collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita in Southern California.

An attorney for trainer Bob Baffert says split-sample urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection.

The Breeders' Cup Classic features a loaded field with impressive resumes.

Knicks Go is the early 5-2 favorite for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic this weekend at Del Mar.

A New York federal judge seems sympathetic to horse trainer Bob Baffert's claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association was unconstitutional after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test.

The Triple Crown again featured three different winners in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont.

Trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for two years by Churchill Downs after an additional drug test of Medina Spirit confirmed the presence of the steroid betamethasone in the Kentucky Derby winner's system.

Essential Quality has been set as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Bob Baffert has been temporarily suspended from entering horses at New York racetracks pending an investigation of the failed drug test by Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.

Rombauer has won the Preakness as an 11-1 long shot after his owners decided to skip the Kentucky Derby.

Rombauer sprung an upset to win the Preakness Stakes at odds of 11-1.

Rombauer has given trainer Michael McCarthy his first Triple Crown victory by winning the 146th running of the Preakness as an 11-1 shot.

Some fans are back at the Preakness to witness another run at a Triple Crown.

Bob Baffert not physically being present at the Preakness isn't keeping his shadow from hanging over the race and the Triple Crown.

For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere in Congress.

The Preakness is allowing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit to enter Saturday's race subject to additional testing and monitoring following the colt’s failed drug test after the Derby.