The Latest Breaking News from Rich Strike

Since the death of the race ambassador in 2018, the run for the roses has seen surreal, chaotic results.

Rich Strike overcame improbable odds of 80-1 to land the 2022 Kentucky Derby for trainer Eric Reed whose story is due to be the subject of a documentary produced by NFL legend Peyton Manning

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.

Kentucky Derby-winning horse Rich Strike made his pick for the #Chiefs vs. #Eagles Super Bowl LVII matchup.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — No matter how big the hype, no matter how high the expectations, Flightline exceeded every marker in his historic win Saturday in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Race Course.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Will this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Classic serve as the crowning moment for a horse that will go down in the history books, or will it be the setting for a major upset?

Epicenter was thought to be the best 3-year-old in the country since before the Kentucky Derby, but something always seemed to get in the way of earning that title. That all changed Saturday when the Steve Asmussen-trained colt easily won the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in…

Sometimes the bettors have it right. The morning linemaker liked We the People. The dreamers liked Rich Strike, the longshot winner of the Kentucky Derby. The sentimentalists looked toward the only filly in the race, Nest.