Education

Ethan West has spent years quietly building his training career, working tirelessly at Turfway Park and throughout racetracks in the Midwest. On Saturday, the 32-year-old horseman found himself on the national stage for the first time as Terry Stephens’...

Sunday’s Sunland Park Derby turned out to be a thriller, as 6-5 favorite Getaway Car just got the nod over Caldera in a photo finish.

Preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) were won in authoritative fashion at Fair Grounds on Saturday. One was very much expected, the other very much not.

Experience the thrill of Fair Grounds Risen Star Weekend! The action starts soon with the first race, launching a day packed with exciting races, live results, exclusive trackside access, expert Fair Grounds selections, special promotions, and much more....

Risen Star weekend kicks off tomorrow at 1:00 PM EST (12:00 PM CT) with a full slate of races, including key Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks prep races. The excitement builds with the Risen Star Stakes, the first race offering 50 qualifying points...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby that began last September is heating up with the approach of spring, culminating in the 151st “Run for the Roses” on May 3.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby heads to New Mexico on Sunday for the Sunland Park Derby, offering 20 qualifying points to the winner. The race is known for Mine That Bird’s 2009 fourth-place finish that springboarded his 50-1 Run for the Roses win.

The race to the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) heats up Saturday as the Championship Series on the Road to the Kentucky Derby gets underway with the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds.
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The world’s richest thoroughbred race—the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1)—is Feb. 22. Kentucky Derby alumni Sierra Leone, White Abarrio, and Forever Young were pointed towards it, but last week, the connections of Sierra Leone and White Abarrio both...

A strong group of 13 sophomores will travel nine panels on the Fair Grounds main oval in Saturday’s $500,000 Risen Star S. (G2).