The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchill Downs spokesman Darren Rogers. No immediate ...

Trainer Todd Pletcher and co-owner Mike Repole were seen speaking with a state-commissioned veterinarian after Forte’s morning workout. Forte is the fifth horse scratched from the Derby, and the race ...

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is set to take place on Saturday evening, but some heartbreaking news arrived just hours before the race with the revelation that Forte, the race favorite, had ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rodriguez was scratched Thursday from the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, leaving trainer Bob Baffert with one entry in his return to Churchill Downs after serving a three-year ...