Author: Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal

Continuar became the third horse to scratch from 2023 Kentucky Derby field Thursday. King Russell moves into Saturday’s main event at Churchill Downs.

Wonder Wheel gives Tyler Gaffalione his first Breeders’ Cup win. Mischief Magic rallies from last place to win the Juvenile Turf Sprint.

According to an assistant district attorney, horse trainer Chad Brown “pushed a woman down a flight of stairs at his home … and tried to choke her.”

Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter, trained by Steve Asmussen, is the morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore.

At 80-1 odds, Rich Strike won the 148th Kentucky Derby in the second-biggest upset in the race’s history.

Nine Breeders’ Cup races are scheduled for Saturday at Del Mar, capped by the $6 million Classic.

Medina Spirit could be just the second horse in Kentucky Derby history to be disqualified for drugs.

Trainer Bob Baffert issued a statement Saturday in which he apologized for his handling of the announcement of Medina Spirit’s positive drug test

Medina Spirit passed three rounds of pre-race drug tests and will be eligible to run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, officials announced Friday.

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit leads 10-horse field for Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.