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The Kentucky Derby, the first and perhaps most important leg of the Triple Crown, is just two days away and horse racing fans will finally get to see what the race looks like without a Bob Baffert-trained colt on the track. Zandon, this year's betting favorite to win in the field of 20 thoroughbreds at 3-1, enters the 148th Run for the Roses having…

Mike from Queens got to see his two horses finish first and second in New York's biggest race. Mike Repole, who owns Mo Donegal and filly Nest, watched as Mo Donegal passed We the People and Skippylongstocking on the outside in the stretch of the 2022 Belmont Stakes. Once clear, Mo Donegal powered ahead, leaving the rest of the field well behind.…

Donegal Racing's Mo Donegal, perfectly piloted by Joel Rosario, arrived in the final strides to capture Saturday's Grade 2, $750000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino, a nine-furlong test for sophomores at Aqueduct Racetrack. The victory provided Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher a record-tying seventh win in the Wood Memorial,…

Triple Crown veteran Todd Pletcher had simple advice Saturday for jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. before the Belmont Stakes. "Be patient," Pletcher said. "I think you have the best last quarter of any horse in the race." Sometimes, less is Mo. Mo Donegal pulled away down the home stretch and held off filly Nest to win the Belmont Stakes, giving Pletcher a…

The horses are nearing the starting gate for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby. Mo Donegal will be first to load into the starting gate in post No. 1, and he'll be first to cross the finish line in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. You can bet on it. The opening pari-mutuel odds on Mo Donegal to win the Derby are 10/1. We're sticking to our plan to…

The excitement is consuming Keith Luke night and day, though at times it doesn't seem real. "I have the experience where I get to sleep, I wake up in the morning, and we still have a horse going to the Kentucky Derby. It's a positive type of anxiety, and it's surprisingly exhausting," said Luke, economic development director for the city of…

ELMONT, NY - The kid from Queens got his GI Belmont Stakes. Carrying the royal blue-and-orange, New York Mets-inspired silks of Middle Village native Mike Repole, Donegal Racing and Repole Stable's Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo) delivered an authoritative, three-length victory as the 5-2 favorite before an announced crowd of 46103 in Saturday's GI Belmont…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It's typical for supporters of Kentucky Derby horses to wear caps with their favorite's name stitched on the front. Monday morning, the Minnesotans who came to cheer on Zozos got their new white lids, just before they boarded a bus to begin a week of horse-country revelry. Pete Mattson put his hat on right away, signaling his…

The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs this Saturday will feature two horses owned by Minnesotans, and one of them is the favorite to win horse racing's most prestigious event. Zandon, owned by by Jeff Drown of Clearwater (near St. Cloud), drew the No. 10 post position during Monday's draw. Running to the outside of Zandon out…