LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Three times in seven years, Bob Baffert left the Kentucky Derby empty-handed. Two seconds and a sixth-place finish by the wagering favorite. After a while, those close calls started ...

Trainer Bob Baffert has the top two favorites to win the 141st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. AmericanPharoah is the 5-2 favorite, followed closely by Dortmund at 7-2, as of Friday ...

Brilliant but untested, American Pharoah was put to a fight in the Kentucky Derby and won. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite by the record crowd of 170,513, the brown colt rallied in the stretch to beat ...

(CNN) -- Winning the Kentucky Derby is becoming old hat for Victor Espinoza. The jockey rode American Pharoah to a well-managed win in the 141st running of the Derby, Espinoza's third victory in the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bob Baffert clapped his hands to his mouth when early 5-2 favorite American Pharoah avoided the dreaded No. 1 post for the Kentucky Derby. The anxiety wasn't over yet. He still had ...