Looking for a couple of early Kentucky Derby contenders? You may want to start with Vale of York and Lookin at Lucky if you choose to follow a hypothetical ranking known as the Experimental Free Handicap. Vale of York and Lookin at Lucky ran 1-2 in ...

NBC Sports has announced a partnership to televise a half-dozen key prep races this spring leading up to the Kentucky Derby on May 1. The announcement Monday by NBC Sports and Churchill Downs Inc. includes three one-hour broadcasts — two on NBC and one on USA Network. The broadcasts will ...

Sunland Park racetrack officials are celebrating after their signature event, the Sunland Derby, finally was designated a graded stakes race. The American Graded Stakes Committee made the Sunland Derby a Grade 3 event. It capped a four-year campaign by Sunland Park owner Stan Fulton and ...