The coronavirus pandemic makes crowds impossible and with the MLB, NHL and NBA on the verge of returning to play, sports are suddenly going to sound completely different.
On Sunday, May 12, 1996 at Yakima Meadows, three horses crossed the finish line simultaneously creating a triple dead heat -- one of the rarest feats in all of sport!
The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 as the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown in front of no fans. This is the first year the Belmont will run before the Kentucky Derby.
Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs.
Churchill Downs will open stables at the track and training center in phases starting May 11 before races are run during its spring meet without spectators.
Churchill Downs will recognize the first Saturday in May with a “Kentucky Derby at Home” online party, The virtual Derby featuring 13 former Triple Crown winners.
Postponing the Kentucky Derby was a jarring move for Louisville, who hosts horse racing’s marquee event in May. Now the Triple Crown’s first leg to Labor Day weekend.
Santa Anita's troubled racing season has come to a close after the deaths of 30 horses and led to Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer being banned.
Luis Saez was suspended for 15 days for failing to control Maximum Security and causing interference that resulted in the historic disqualification in the Kentucky Derby.