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The head of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association says the Kentucky Derby defied some doomsday predictions. Chauncey Morris said wagering was at a record high with 147,000 people at Churchill Downs. And then, Morris noted the second-longest shot ever to win the race, Rich Strike contributed to a very positive outcome.

The trainer has four of the top six in the betting for the Epsom Classic on June 4 and thinks Ryan Moore is likely to choose the current favourite Stone Age

LOUISVILLE — No, said Eric Reed, he had not slept.

Stone Age was cut to 3-1 favourite for the Classic following an easy win in Leopardstown’s Derby Trial just half an hour after the trainer had ruled out Luxembourg

Former president was met with cheers from red state crowd

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Aidan O'Brien has confirmed that the three-year-old, who suffered a setback last week, will miss Flat racing's blue riband on June 4

News emerged on Friday that the 2000 Guineas third, who won the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster last season, had suffered a setback

Long shot Rich Strike takes the 148th Kentucky Derby

Big-name jockeys and owners and exiled trainers were outdone and outshone by a group of racing no-names who brought a storybook finish Saturday at Churchill Downs.

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