Horses
Budweiser parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday that its iconic Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists.
Saturday
At Brainerd International Speedway
Brainerd, Minn.
Sunday’s Pairings
Top Fuel
1. Justin Ashley, 3.746 seconds, 328.14 mph vs. 14. Terry Totten, 4.128, 302.35; 2.
At Brainerd International Speedway
Brainerd, Minn.
Sunday’s Pairings
Top Fuel
1. Justin Ashley, 3.746 seconds, 328.14 mph vs. 14. Terry Totten, 4.128, 302.35; 2.
Willy the rodeo goat has lassoed the hearts of residents in a rural South Texas county ever since she escaped from an animal enclosure July 15.
Thousands of people gathered to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual trek across the Assateague Channel.
Eleven wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada. A Las Vegas congresswoman says the series of tragedies since July 9 underscores the urgent need to outlaw the use of helicopters to capture the animals.
Another horse has died after racing at Belmont Park, a day after the Belmont Stakes. Mashnee Girl suffered an injury in the first race on Sunday and fell near the quarter pole, forcing three other horses to alter course.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (AP) — Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, has delivered her last foal with her broodmare career ending.
Saturday
At New Emgland Dragway
Bristol, Tenn/
Final finish order
Top Fuel
Funny Car
At New Emgland Dragway
Bristol, Tenn/
Final finish order
Top Fuel
Funny Car
Saturday
At Bristol Dragway
Bristol, Tenn.
Sunday’s first round pairings
Top Fuel
1. Leah Pruett, 3.745 seconds, 322.42 mph vs. 16. Spencer Massey, 3.928, 308.50; 2.
At Bristol Dragway
Bristol, Tenn.
Sunday’s first round pairings
Top Fuel
1. Leah Pruett, 3.745 seconds, 322.42 mph vs. 16. Spencer Massey, 3.928, 308.50; 2.
Saturday
At New England Dragway
Epping, N.H.
Sunday’s first round pairings
Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 3.729 seconds, 329.99 mph vs. Bye; 2.
At New England Dragway
Epping, N.H.
Sunday’s first round pairings
Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 3.729 seconds, 329.99 mph vs. Bye; 2.
Friday
At New England Dragway
Epping, N.H.
First Round results
Top Fuel
1. Leah Pruett, 3.856 seconds, 319.37 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.899, 310.98; 3.
At New England Dragway
Epping, N.H.
First Round results
Top Fuel
1. Leah Pruett, 3.856 seconds, 319.37 mph; 2. Antron Brown, 3.899, 310.98; 3.
| 13th Race at Pimlico, Saturday May 20, 2023 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 3-16 Miles Dirt. Purse $1,000,000, 3-Year-Olds | |||||||||||
| Preakness Stakes 148th Running | |||||||||||
| Horse | Wgt | PP | Strt | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Strch | Fin | Jockey | Odds | |
| National Treasure | 126 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1½ | 1-1 | 1-hd | 1-hd | J. | Velazquez | 2.90 |
| Blazing Se |
Friday
At Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
First Round Qualifying
Top Fuel
1. Mike Salinas, 3.686 seconds, 333.41 mph; 2. Austin Prock, 3.694, 331.20; 3. Justin Ashley, 3.717,
At Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
First Round Qualifying
Top Fuel
1. Mike Salinas, 3.686 seconds, 333.41 mph; 2. Austin Prock, 3.694, 331.20; 3. Justin Ashley, 3.717,
The Army has announced changes to the way it will care for the gray and black horses that carry service members’ flag-draped caskets to their final resting places in Arlington National Cemetery.
Two more horses died in the hours before 15-1 shot Mage won the Kentucky Derby by a length, making it seven in all and casting a shadow over the 149th edition of the world’s most famous race.
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Odds |
| 1. Hit Show | Manny | Franco | 30/1 |
| 2. Verif |
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Odds |
| 1. Hit Show | Manny | Franco | 30/1 |
| 2. Verif |
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Odds |
| 1. Hit Show | Manny | Franco | 31/1 |
| 2. Verif |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Practical Move won’t run in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday because of an elevated temperature. Japanese horse Continuar also is out.
Churchill Downs has suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track.
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Odds |
| 1. Hit Show | Manny | Franco | 31/1 |
| 2. Verif |
Secretariat had an unusually large heart, an engine that propelled him to a Triple Crown sweep 50 years ago.
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Odds |
| 1. Hit Show | Manny | Franco | 30/1 |
| 2. Verif |
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Odds |
| 1. Hit Show | Manny | Franco | 30/1 |
| 2. Verif |
Todd Pletcher-trained colt Forte and Brad Cox’s filly Wet Paint are the morning line favorites respectively for the 149th Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Derby points leader Forte clocked 49.80 seconds over four furlongs in the last major workouts for several Derby contenders on Saturday morning at Churchill Downs.
Friday
At zMax Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Qualifying after two rounds
Top Fuel
1. Josh Hart, 3.689 seconds, 329.50 mph; 2.
At zMax Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Qualifying after two rounds
Top Fuel
1. Josh Hart, 3.689 seconds, 329.50 mph; 2.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Wild On Ice was euthanized Thursday after dropping out of the Kentucky Derby with a left hind leg injury following a morning workout at Churchill Downs, his owner said.
Saturday
At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
Sunday’s first round pairings
Top Fuel
1. Brittany Force, 3.697 seconds, 335.73 mph vs. Bye vs. vs. 8.
At The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
Sunday’s first round pairings
Top Fuel
1. Brittany Force, 3.697 seconds, 335.73 mph vs. Bye vs. vs. 8.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Favorite First Mission charged past Arabian Lion down the stretch for a half-length victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland, the final Kentucky Derby qualifier.