Larry Jones is living proof that a trainer's prayers can be answered, even when his Kentucky Derby favorite finishes next to last. Before sending out Friesan Fire in Saturday's Derby, Jones led a prayer circle — at least the second of the day at the folksy trainer's barn. After ...

Einstein edged Cowboy Cal by a head at the end of a thrilling stretch battle to win the $557,600 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, giving jockey Julien Leparoux three stakes wins Saturday on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs. Einstein earned his fourth Grade 1 victory over the last ...

Eight bells tolled in tribute to fallen filly Eight Belles on Kentucky Derby day, a year after her fatal breakdown following the Run for the Roses. Members of the U.S. Navy tolled eight bells — signaling the end of watch — as the track fell silent and owner Rick Porter was ...

Larry Jones was at the chapel on the backside at Churchill Downs earlier this week when he noticed the bracelet he'd been wearing for a year in honor of fallen filly Eight Belles had vanished. The affable trainer took the keepsake's disappearance as a sign. "It was ...