Saturday’s Road to the Derby Kickoff Day at Fair Grounds featured exciting stretch battles in both scoring races.

Hurricane resident Dave “Sandman” Sanchez will be seeking his third bare-knuckle boxing victory in as many bouts when he ...

Last Derby preps of 2025! Get expert analysis on the Springboard Mile & Gun Runner . 10-5-3-2-1 points are on the line for the 2026 Derby.

A dozen horses are slated to vie for 21 Kentucky Derby qualification points in Saturday’s Remington Springboard Mile S. at ...

In other news, Arkansas Derby winner Sandman, unraced since late August, returned to Oaklawn Park's work tab to gear up for ...

Oaklawn Park kicks off its 2025-26 racing season Dec. 12 with the $150,000 Advent Stakes, the opening marker of a record 62 stakes worth more than a total of $18.3 million this winter and upcoming ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Danny Brewer has been covering Thoroughbred racing since 2006. Thoroughbred racing is the oldest game in town. The sport of kings ...

Trainer Mark Casse can't get enough of Oaklawn, which lacks a turf track but rewards horsemen with plenty of the long green: money. A Hall of Fame member in North America and Canada with two Arkansas ...

FRANKLIN — Early in what turned into a Hall of Fame career, pitcher Mariano Rivera reinvented himself from a starter to a reliever. On Saturday at Kentucky Downs, Sandman – whose name directly ...

The 2025 Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint takes place this Saturday, August 30, at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky. Live coverage begins at 4 PM ET on NBC and Peacock. Nobals, winner of the 2023 ...

2025 Belmont Derby (G1) Winner Test Score Expected to Run in Saturday’s Nashville Derby (G3) Arkansas Derby (G1) Winner Sandman and Blue Grass Stakes (G1) Winner Burnham Square are Expected to Make ...