The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition: a blanket of red roses to the winner, fancy hats worn by mint julep-sipping spectators and its first Saturday in May date on the calendar. There's a major ...

The two United States racing divisions that have largely moved away from race-day Lasix have seen little change in the actual running of races, a welcome norm considering the dire predictions a couple ...

Nearly all of the horses in running in the Kentucky Derby will be given a drug on Derby day that is banned in most of the rest of the world. The drug is called Lasix, a powerful diuretic that is used ...

HOT SPRINGS -- The role of Lasix at racetracks across the country will soon face its most significant challenge. Oaklawn Park is among a coalition of United States racetracks and horse racing ...

For all the elements rolled into last weekend's Pegasus World Cup Series, what may be more important than the result of either race was the glimpse into the future it provided. The two Jan. 25 stakes ...

The Kentucky Derby returns on the first Saturday in May after a pandemic-year running last September. Fans wearing fancy hats will be back in the stands. America’s most prestigious horse race, however ...

The drug is already widely banned on race days in the rest of the world. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby is steeped in tradition: a blanket of red roses to the winner, fancy hats worn by mint ...