Make no mistake: the most consequential Derby prep today is at Santa Anita. The quartet of top runners all have the requisite makeup to make a run in the Derby, and could be important parts of the ...

Trainer Bob Baffert currently has six Kentucky Derby wins to his name – although a seventh winner from his stable was disqualified. Saturday marked Medina Spirit's first trip to the Kentucky Derby ...

Bob Baffert had no chance to fret over the Kentucky Derby draw. By the time the Hall of Fame trainer managed to get into Churchill Downs, the process was halfway done and Justify had landed in the No.

Justify keeps showing something new each time he races. In the Kentucky Derby, he showed he could run in the mud in a crowded, 20-horse field. In the Preakness, he showed he could withstand the ...