2019 Kentucky Derby odds: Maximum Security picked as latest favorite

BALTIMORE - National Treasure won the 148th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record eighth victory in the second jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. National Treasure outdueled Blazing Sevens down the stretch to defeat the seven-horse field in the $1.65 million, 1 3/16-mile Grade I stakes race on a cloudy…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchill Downs spokesman Darren Rogers. Co-owner Mike Repole said Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarians had concerns about a bruised right front foot. It was the fifth…

You have questions about the 2023 Kentucky Derby? We've got answers. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is the 12th of 14 races at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 6, with a scheduled post time of 6:57 p.m. ET. Derby Day coverage will begin at noon ET on NBC and Peacock. Entry into the Kentucky Derby is determined by a point system that began…

It has been a rough run-up to Kentucky Derby 149. On Thursday, one week after Derby qualifier Wild On Ice was euthanized after being injured in a workout at Churchill Downs, three more horses were scratched from the race. Political Move, one of the favorites, was scratched by trainer Tim Yakteen after spiking a temperature. Japanese hope Continuar…

THE KENTUCKY Derby is here and over 150000 spectators are flocking to Churchill Downs ahead of Saturday's showpiece. 20 thoroughbred horses are competing for the top prize in what will be a thriller of a race! And will we see another shock? Last year's spectacle saw 80-1 outsider Rich Strike take home the top reward. Kentucky Derby start…

Kentucky Derby preps start in earnest this weekend when three-year-olds throw down in the Grade 3 Southwest at Oaklawn Park and the Grade 2 San Vicente at Santa Anita. As one might expect, Derby King Bob Baffert has a strong hand in both races. But just because Bob should win both preps, it doesn't mean he'll be in charge come Derby Day. Check out…

The second leg of the Triple Crown takes place on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course as 13 horses go to post for the 2019 Preakness Stakes. Much of the focus leading up to the Preakness 2019 has been on which horses won't be running, namely Kentucky Derby winner Country House and the horse who crossed the line first before being disqualified, Maximum…

The Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing continues this Saturday at Pimlico Race Course with the running of the Preakness Stakes. The "Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" will feature 13 horses, with the winner taking home the second of the three biggest prizes in horse racing. The race will be broadcast on NBC with post time for the race set at 6:48…

Maximum Security led all the way in the Kentucky Derby, only to become the first winner disqualified for interference in the race's 145-year history. After a long wait, 65-1 shot Country House was declared the winner. The Kentucky Derby is America's most famous horse race, the first leg of the Triple Crown Maximum Security was first over the line…

Country House, jockeyed by Flavien Prat and trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, was named the winner of the 2019 Kentucky Derby after it was ruled that post time favorite Maximum Security made a move that significantly changed the outcome of the race. This is the first Derby win for both jockey and trainer. Maximum Security crossed the finish line…

The quest for the Triple Crown begins Saturday at Churchill Downs with the 2019 Kentucky Derby. It took 37 years since Affirmed captured the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes in 1978 for another colt to earn horse racing's biggest honor when American Pharoah did it in 2015. Last year, it happened again when Justify won the Kentucky…

Nineteen horses have an opportunity to etch their names in Kentucky Derby history Saturday. The field for the 2019 edition of the Kentucky Derby was supposed to be 20 horses, but there wasn't a replacement available for Haikal after his scratch Friday. Pre-race favorite Omaha Beach was scratched earlier in the week, which allowed Bodexpress to move…

The 2019 Kentucky Derby field is down to 19 after Gotham Stakes winner and double-digit longshot Haikal scratched from the race on Friday morning with a foot abscess. He's the second horse to withdraw from Saturday's 2019 Kentucky Derby, as Omaha Beach, the morning-line favorite, scratched on Wednesday with a breathing issue. This will be the first…

The 2019 Kentucky Derby race day will be much like the one hundred and forty-four that preceded it: Rain or shine, the morning breaks at Churchill Downs, the horses may take an easy turn around the track, and the trainers and owners will begin to fidget and fuss in their losing battle to keep everything routine. The Derby is at bottom an unknowable…

It's happened in May in Kentucky for the past 145 years -The "Run for the Roses," the "Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" the first jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. This year's Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, with a field of 20. Here is a look at the 2019 Kentucky Derby - what time, what…

It's the first Saturday in May, which means the eyes of many Americans will be focused on the country's most famous horse race this evening, as a group of nineteen horses will try to gain a piece of history at Churchill Downs in the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. One year ago, Justify was the winner at Churchill Downs, and went on to become…

An inside look at how the 145th Kentucky Derby will shape up: Trainer: Mark Casse Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione Current form: Won the Rebel by a measured two lengths to make it three straight. But gate issues and a wide trip resulted in his first loss on dirt in the Louisiana. Worth a wager? Willed his way to impressive streak. Does best running early…

So what is it about these Southern California-based horses that have made them so lethal the past seven years on the first Saturday in May? Dating to I'll Have Another in 2012, five of the past seven winners of the Kentucky Derby had ties to the Southland. The two Triple Crown champions, American Pharoah in 2015 and Justify last year, both called…

Country House won the 145th Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security - who crossed the finish line first - was disqualified for a race infraction, an unprecedented result in race history. Read full coverage of the race here. Bob Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer of Triple Crown winners American Pharoah in 2015 and Justify in 2018, has three horses in…

On a sloppy track at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Omaha Beach held off Improbable to win the 2019 Arkansas Derby on Saturday. Omaha Beach entered the Arkansas Derby as a slight 8-5 favorite over Improbable at 9-5, and by virtue of his win, Omaha Beach earned 100 Kentucky Derby points and further established himself as one of the top…

Betting on the fourth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager will open at noon Friday and close at 6 p.m. Sunday. The Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which features $2 win and exacta wagering, provides fans the chance to place bets on possible entrants in the Kentucky Derby at odds that could be far greater than those available on the day of the…

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has never won the Kentucky Derby but said he's been taking advantage of his proximity to Bob Baffert - winner of five - at their Santa Anita Park stables in California. "He's been good enough to give me lessons - up until about two weeks ago," Mandella said with a laugh. "I noticed he…

As times change, even a two-time Triple Crown-winning, Hall of Fame trainer has to adjust. In an era when horses are racing less and less, Bob Baffert looks like he is not only ahead of the curve, but he is leading the vanguard. This goes way beyond what he did with Justify in a gaudy, 112-day dash from apprenticeship to retirement. Very quietly,…