Horse Racing

8:44 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Roadster defeated Game Winner by a half-length to win the $1 million Santa Anita Derby, giving trainer Bob Baffert a 1-2 finish and the possibility of three horses in the Kentucky Derby. His other standout, Improbable, is set to run in the Arkansas Derby next weekend. Ridden

7:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Tacitus has won the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, earning 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Tacitus ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.23 on Saturday. The 5-2 wagering favorite paid $7.20, $4.70 and $3. Tacitus rallied from 10 lengths back to win

4:44 PM ET ESPN Chalk The 2019 Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, kicking off the Triple Crown races. We’ll keep this page updated as the 145th running of the Derby approaches. Odds as of April 4. 2019 Kentucky Derby odds Horse Odds Game Winner 5-1 Improbable 7-1

7:55 PM ET Arms Runner became the 23rd horse to die at Santa Anita since the start of racing season on Dec. 26 after falling on the dirt crossover portion of the track Sunday. Arms Runner was competing in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes, the feature race of the day, when he appeared to injure

7:42 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Maximum Security bolted from the gate and never got caught, going wire-to-wire to win the Florida Derby on Saturday and earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby. Unbeaten in four career starts, Maximum Security won easily and held off 70-1 long shot Bodexpress — a maiden

11:15 AM ET Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Plus Que Parfait went to the lead in the stretch and won the $2.5 million UAE Derby on Saturday. The win was worth 100 Kentucky Derby standings points for Plus Que Parfait. That would be more than enough to get him into the May 4

4:56 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Racing is underway at Santa Anita for the first time since it was stopped nearly a month ago following the deaths of 22 horses. Discrete Stevie B, the 8-5 favorite, won the first race on the main dirt track Friday under jockey Tiago Pereira. The race was

4:40 PM ET ESPN News Services ARCADIA, Calif. — The California Horse Racing Board has voted to severely limit the use of whips on horses in racing statewide following the deaths of 22 horses at Santa Anita Park. The board reached that decision Thursday at a passionate meeting in which representatives of jockeys argued that

8:13 PM ET Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Hidden Scroll has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Hidden Scroll landed the inside post in an 11-horse field for the $1 million race, one of the major preps leading up to the Kentucky Derby. It’ll

5:41 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Anticipating approval by the California Horse Racing Board, Santa Anita plans to reopen for live racing on Friday for the first time since it was shut down following the deaths of 22 horses. The track on Sunday issued a revised stakes schedule that includes the $600,000 Santa