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After major prep races, which horses are set to run in 2026 Kentucky Derby?

Sports / Horse Racing /

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Less than 35 days remain until the 2026 running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

With the race set for May 2, the projected 20-horse field for the 152nd edition of the Derby is becoming clear.

This past weekend featured four major prep races on the road to Derby 152. Both domestically ...Read more

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CHRB dashes hopes of Northern California horse racing

Sports / Horse Racing /

LOS ANGELES — The hopes of Northern California racing and breeding interests were once again dashed when the California Horse Racing Board refused to license short racing dates to the Tehama District Fair and the Humboldt County Fair on Thursday.

Rather than a discussion about how to grow the sport, the 2-hour, 45-minute meeting was mostly ...Read more

John Shirreffs, trainer of Zenyatta and Giacomo, dies at 80

Sports / Horse Racing /

LOS ANGELES — John Shirreffs, the soft-spoken giant who trained Zenyatta, perhaps the best mare of all time, died in Southern California on Thursday. He was 80. No cause of death was announced.

Shirreffs was one of the top trainers in Southern California with 3,589 starts, 596 of them wins resulting in $58.5 million in purses.

He was a ...Read more