A charity media wager by Ruidoso Downs on the Kentucky Derby along with controversy and outrage helped raised $260 for El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank.
The 149th running of the Belmont Stakes from Belmont Park in Elmont, NY takes place on Saturday, and should be wide open. The final leg of horse racing's beloved Triple Crown will be the most difficult, as it is the longest distance at a mile and a half at a track nicknamed "Big Sandy," which has ruined many horses and jockey's dreams of winning the final jewel of these epic races...
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On a muddy track, Always Dreaming dominated the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby and the fifth straight year the favorite won the first leg of the Triple Crown.
KFOX 14 Social Media Anchor Kelly Anne Beile dropped by 600 ESPN El Paso yesterday during Sportstalk to offer her picks for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby.
Firing Line was supposed to win easily at the 13th running of the $800,000 Grade 3 Sunland Derby. However, the highest rated horse ever to come to Sunland Park turned their biggest race of the year into a lopsided display of dominance and class...
On Sunday, $800,000 and a coveted spot in the Kentucky Derby will be on the line for the 13th running of the Grade 3 Sunland Derby. Firing Line is the highest ranked three-year old horse to ever compete at the Sunland Derby. The horse, trained by Simon Callaghan and ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, is ranked sixth by the Daily Racing Form's Derby Watch List...
It was the biggest day of live racing at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino as the 12th annual running of the Sunland Derby lived up to the hype. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert won his third Sunland Derby with Chitu, and fourth consecutive Sunland Park Oaks with the ultra talented filly, Awesome Baby...