Topic: Horse Racing

Thorpedo Anna went right to the lead in Friday's Kentucky Oaks and drew off through the stretch to a daylight win.

Saturday's 150th running of the Kentucky Derby headlines a massive weekend of horse racing around the globe.

The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday at the storied Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

A busy weekend of horse racing around the globe found Romantic Warrior atop the heap in Hong Kong, T O Royal the king of stayers in Japan and a Godolphin runner shaping up for the Epsom Derby.

The lineup is set for Saturday's 150th Kentucky Derby, and trainers and jockeys were plotting strategy as soon as gates were assigned Saturday.

The pace is picking up and tension is building on the Churchill Downs backstretch, with the post position draw for Kentucky Derby 150 looming Saturday.

The defection of Deterministic opened the way for Grand Mo the First to take a spot in the May 4 Kentucky Derby.

There's potential Triple Crown action this weekend at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas and Laurel Park in Maryland, as candidates for the Preakness Stakes get final test runs.

The Kentucky Derby field was set for fewer than 24 hours this weekend before one last race and one withdrawal started a shakeup process that eventually will get the 3-year-olds into the Churchill Downs starting gate May.

Saturday's Lexington Stakes at Keeneland provides a final chance for a few horses on the bubble to run their way into the Kentucky Derby, and Holy Bull Stakes winner Hades is giving it a go.