Horses were being ridden, worked, and traded long before anyone thought it possible. New research pushes back the accepted ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The sixth race at Del Mar on a random Saturday last July should not have been memorable in any way. Running for an $81,000 purse, a 4-year-old Thoroughbred named Nanci Griffith won ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Picking a Kentucky Derby winner is hard enough, but naming the horse isn’t that easy either. There are actually a lot of rules and regulations mixed in with all that ...

Cherie DeVaux’s win with Golden Tempo was historic, emotional, and deeply familiar to anyone who has ever been told horses ...

For trainer Mark Glatt, the road to his first Kentucky Derby has been anything but typical as he prepares for the biggest race of his life. With three offspring in the 152nd Kentucky Derby, including ...

The Road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby has officially concluded, and anticipation is mounting as contenders await to see if their horses' performances in the prep races have secured them one of the ...

The horses and the post positions are set, so the 152nd Kentucky Derby can officially get underway. On Saturday, 20 horses will take the track looking to etch their names into the record books. Now, ...

For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased/pensioned) in the selected region and have runners in North America. Exported sires are excluded. Listed below are all available Northern ...

The National Museum of Natural History often receives requests for information on famous horses which are believed to be part of the Smithsonian's research collection or on display in the exhibit ...

Parturition is a complex and involved process. Within the protected confines of the mother, the fetus grows rapidly for 37–42 weeks until the right combination of signals, stemming from both endocrine ...

The 2023 Kentucky Derby drew plenty of criticism for a wave of horse deaths. There were seven horse deaths, including two horses that were euthanized due to knee and ankle injuries. The deaths of ...