Author: Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal

Tiz the Law is the star attraction for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, his stature enhanced by the attrition of his rivals.

Nadal, an unbeaten 3-year-old who was the Kentucky Derby qualifying points leader, has been retired due to a condylar fracture in his left front leg.

Churchill Downs was eerily quiet on the original date of the Kentucky Derby. But officials are still confident the Run for the Roses will return.

Trainer Doug O’Neill, twice the winner of the Kentucky Derby, held a sign outside of the Breeders’ Cup on Friday in support of his embattled sport.

Track management choseto continue racing, and suffered its 29th fatality on Sunday when a 3-year-old filly died of an apparent heart attack.

Former Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum, 82, will continue his recovery in a rehab facility after sufferinghis second stroke in two years.

HBO’s report sheds light on racing’s darkest dynamic as thousands of failed and retired thoroughbreds are slaughtered for meat every year.

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