Horse races

Javier Castellano, atop Mage, parades on the track before participating in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.Photo: Julio Cortez (AP)Last year, Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds, like a kamikaze to horse racing. Not…

Jockey Ron Turcotte walks Secretariat towards the winner’s circle after they captured the Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes before a crowd of 70,000 fans at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., June 9, 1973.Photo: APIt’s a conversation…

Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room or ignored. The only reason we wrote about the 2022…

Mr. S. Pathy's Lifes Song piloted by Kiran Naidu won the Independence Cup, the main event of Monday's (Aug. 15) races. R.H. Sequeira trains the winner. 1. DONCASTER PLATE (1,400m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only (Cat. II): TIGER MOUNTAIN…

Sonny Leon and Rich Strike.Image: Getty ImagesI wish Vegas would’ve given the public odds on how long Rich Strike’s feel-good story remained feel-good. While it didn’t take a turn to Cancel Town in the first 15 minutes after the race, it…

Rich Strike won the 148th Kentucky Derby.Image: Getty ImagesRich Strike wasn’t in the Kentucky Derby field when head trainer Eric Reid woke up Friday morning. After a late scratch to Ethereal Road, a spot opened up for a 21st horse in the…