Some bloodlines run really deep. And we're not even talking about the lineage of Union Rags, the No. 1 Kentucky Derby contender on The Associated Press' opening Run to the Roses Top 10 list. It's the owner of the 3-year-old colt and her husband who have caught the attention of the racing world.

Dottie’s 17th Annual Duck Derby: 11 a.m., March 10 (rain or shine): This March we celebrate the 17th Annual YMCA Duck Derby that raises funds for the betterment of the Marco Island YMCA aquatic center. This year’s fundraiser will provide funding for necessary repairs to the pool pumps and wells, in addition funds will help with operational and maintenance expenses necessary for the pool and ...

The journey to the Kentucky Derby on May 5 has begun, with 397 3-year-olds nominated to the Triple Crown, including six fillies. The nominees were foaled, or born, in 12 states (only two in Texas) and five foreign countries, and those that prove worthy in the next two months could converge on Churchill Downs from New York, California, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana or perhaps Ireland or New Mexico ...

The mutuel field, or "All Others", wagering interest in 2012's first of three pools in Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed as the 3-2 favorite on Sunday after leading all three days of Pool 1.

It was no surprise that bettors would flock to support the mutuel field, or "All Others", wagering interest during the opening hours of 2012's first of three pools of Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby Future Wager.

It didn’t take Jalin Lawson – or any of the 37 participants in the 18 th annual Wiregrass Home Run Derby – long to realize adjustments would be required to win the title.

Anglers of all ages braved chilly temperatures and thinner-than-average ice on Lake Winnipesaukee for the 33rd Great Rotary Ice Fishing Derby this weekend.

The Bill Hayes Hot Plug's Blackmouth Derby is Feb. 25, and is always a great local derby in the Camano Island area.

There were no major Kentucky Derby prep races run over the weekend, but there was some big news yesterday off the racetrack as Javier Castellano and his agent, Matt Muzikar, opted to ride Algorithms for Todd Pletcher in the Fountain of Youth Stakes two weeks away rather than Union Rags...

We know the most unbreakable of all Kentucky Derby “rules.”