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The Latest Breaking News from Derby

Kentucky Derby favourite withdrawn hours before race after four deaths in week

The Kentucky Derby has faced a tough week with four horses dying and favourite for the big race, Forte, has now been separately scratched from the event hours before the start

Daily Mirror

Early Kentucky Derby favourite horse Forte scratched from race

It was the fifth scratch this week from the race

The Independent UK

Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched Hours Before the Race

Forte is the fifth horse to scratch since the field was entered on Monday.

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Early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race

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

The Independent UK

What horse girls really think of the Kentucky Derby

A different kind of horse tale.

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How to watch the 2023 Kentucky Derby for free online—and without cable

Grab your widest brimmed hat! It’s Derby Day.

Fortune

Keeneland wagering development official offers Derby betting advice

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled to go off just before 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening. But, before that, there will be a lot of reviewing of previous race results and then bets made

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19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby

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

The Independent UK

Everything you need to have a Kentucky Derby party at home

Everything you need to throw a good Kentucky Derby party!

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Patrick Mahomes to join prestigious club with huge role in Kentucky Derby

Patrick Mahomes will be at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday to give the "Riders Up" declaration, following in the footsteps of NFL figures Sean Payton and Teddy Bridgewater

Daily Mirror

Here's how much this year's Kentucky Derby winner will earn

The prize purse is nothing to sneeze at, but that’s not where the real money is.

Fortune

Two Phil’s, out to ‘prove himself to everybody,’ gives Illinois its first Kentucky Derby contender since 2007

The chestnut colt, which trains at Hawthorne Race Course, has won four races since debuting last summer — including a victory at Churchill Downs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Secretariat at 50: America’s equine hero endures in the national lore

Secretariat’s Triple Crown records remain unbeaten to this day. Fifty years on, jockey Ron Turcotte reflects on a ‘generous, kind and gentle’ legend

The Guardian - US

A trainer is suspended from the Kentucky Derby after 2 of his horses died

The horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. died within three days of each other from unknown causes. Another of Joseph's horses, Lord Miles, has been withdrawn from Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

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The Independent UK

Churchill Downs suspends trainer Joseph after 2 horse deaths

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

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For NBC News Steve Kornacki Covering The Kentucky Derby Is A Dream Job.

NBC Sports Is Set For A Record 7.5 Hours Of Kentucky Derby Coverage

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Keeneland President talks sales and racing in pre-Derby talk to Lexington Rotary Club

The Thursday before the Kentucky Derby means one thing at the Lexington Rotary Club meeting. It’s a time when the head of Keeneland speaks about past and future horse industry items.

Sports Illustrated

Shaken Trainers, Fans Grapple With More Bad News From Churchill Downs

The PR damage this week at Churchill Downs has been considerable—when racing’s biggest week of the year is awash in stories of dead horses, it’s a problem.

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Why This Race Horse Is Still One of the Greatest Athletes of All Time

Humans in other sports hold records, but Secretariat’s dominance in 1973 has stood the test of time and is, in a word, unassailable.

The Independent UK

Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths ahead of Derby

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

USA Today Sports Media Group

Every Kentucky Derby winner since 2000

A look back at some Kentucky Derby history, including a couple Triple Crown winners.

Sports Illustrated

Here’s What It Costs to Attend the 2023 Kentucky Derby

Surprisingly, you don’t have to break the bank to get a seat at Churchill Downs this weekend.

WEKU

Today's Interview: Derby-winning team back in action Friday at Churchill Downs

The Lexington-based trainer of last year’s 80 to 1 Kentucky Derby winner will be back at Churchill Downs Friday with the same horse. Lexington-based Eric Reed will run Rich Strike in the $600,000 Alysheba Stakes.

Sports Illustrated

Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw Sets Todd Pletcher’s Three Horses as Favorites

The longtime trainer arrives to Churchill Downs with the strongest hand, including two favorites and an undefeated contender.

Sports Illustrated

The Tragic Death of a Kentucky Derby Racehorse Feels Eerily Familiar

After injuring his hind left leg in an early-morning workout Thursday at Churchill Downs, Wild on Ice had to be euthanized nine days before the race.

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