So it is a bit of a surprise that only two Breeders' Cup Juvenile winners have been able to win the Derby six months ...

Compelling reasons for entering Speed King in the Arkansas Derby include (1) the owner lives in Hot Springs and (2) winning ...

One of the top thoroughbred racing events leading up to the Triple Crown will have a little more excitement this year as the ...

Trainer Lonnie Briley said whether Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Coal Battle makes another start before the May 3 Kentucky Derby ...

Trainer has firm engagements for classic hopefuls Innovator and American Promise but still hasn't decided on what's next for ...

Preps at Oaklawn and Keeneland are under consideration along with the possbility the Coal Front colt, who sits atop the ...

There's a Derby to consider before the one in Kentucky. The March 29 running of the Grade I, $1.5 million Arkansas Derby is enough to put a bounce in the step of any horseman with a promising 3 ...

Trainer Lonnie Briley said Coal Front will try to add to that total, and to his bankroll, in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby on March 29. Madaket Road moved to No. 5 and Sandman to No. 6 with ...

The Rebel leads to the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby on March 29 and the Battaglia to the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22. The Rebel features the top three finishers from Oaklawn's Grade III ...

Since the last installment of this column, the No. 1-ranked contender, First Resort (Uncle Mo), has been declared off the Triple Crown trail because of a hairline fracture, and no fewer than four ...

Coal Battle may wait until the first Saturday in May to race again, but Briley told Oaklawn publicity that the Arkansas Derby isn't entirely off the table. Madaket Road will ship back to ...

by 2017 Arkansas Derby winner Classic Empire. Jorge Abreu Jr. has the same intention for Jody's Pride, a New York stakes winner and Breeders' Cup runner-up at Santa Anita in 2023, her 2-year-old ...