Necessity

Colorful, creative Thoroughbred names are a necessity since horses active in racing — at any time, around 450,000 — cannot have duplicate names. The pool is narrowed slightly each year because The Jockey Club, who approves each moniker, retires...

Prepping for the Kentucky Derby (G1) twice at age three has become an increasingly popular and successful route to victory in America's most famous race. Street Sense (2007), Big Brown (2008), Mine That Bird (2009), Super Saver (2010), Animal...

Tabbed as the heir apparent to Justify before he ever ran, Roadster is now in a position to go for classic glory himself. The Bob Baffert trainee collared champion stablemate Game Winner in Saturday’s $1,000,351 Santa Anita Derby (G1) to assure...