When you think of horse races, naturally, the fastest horse will win the race. All the racehorses start in a straight line, and the first one to cross the finish line is named the winner of the race.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is a long race, but for most of the field, the outcome will be determined in the first half mile. If you are backing a horse that comes from off the pace, you want ...

Last year in the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby (G1), Summer Is Tomorrow sped away from the 20-horse starting gate with an opening quarter-mile in :21.78, the fastest in race history, leading to a pace ...

The first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby is Saturday on NBC. Twenty horses will vie for the $3.1 million winner’s share of the $5 million purse. The stakes will not be nearly ...

Owner Ted Bowman of Triton Thoroughbreds and trainer Ron Moquett are no strangers to pulling off upsets together. The pair pulled off a 91-1 shocker 19 years ago when Seek Gold pulled out a nose ...

Dragsters have their engines revved up for a very competitive distaff $25,000 allowance sprint feature Sunday afternoon, while a veteran with a hefty career bankroll ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Whether it was on turf or dirt, speed was the key Thursday in the sweltering heat during the second day of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. Seven of the ...