Medina Spirit, an Embattled Kentucky Derby Winner, Dies During a Workout

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The colt suffered an apparent heart attack while working out at the Santa Anita Park racetrack, a California racing official said.https://nyti.ms/3Dpewbb

Authentic Won the Kentucky Derby, Run Without Fans

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The race in Louisville ran with a smaller field than usual, no spectators and despite protests nearby over the police killing of Breonna Taylor in the city earlier this year.https://nyti.ms/334vhbs

Authentic Won the Kentucky Derby, Run Without Fans

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The race in Louisville ran with a smaller field than usual, no spectators and despite protests nearby over the police killing of Breonna Taylor in the city earlier this year.https://nyti.ms/334vhbs

Pull Out of the Kentucky Derby? Pressure on a Black Owner Mounts

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Greg Harbut, the rare Black owner of a horse in America’s biggest race, says the predominantly white sport must change. But at a moment of social unrest, others question why he is racing at all.https://nyti.ms/3jLCt2X

Kentucky Derby to Allow Spectators in September

By BY GILLIAN R. BRASSIL from NYT Sports The plan encourages guests and staff at Churchill Downs to wear masks, wash their hands and keep their distance from each other in the stands and in the barns.https://nyti.ms/3i3qj5K

Country House’s Trainer Can’t Quite Embrace His Kentucky Derby Win

By JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The esteemed trainer Bill Mott remains unsettled by the disqualification that gave his long shot colt the garland of roses.https://nyti.ms/2YBJVYp

Not all Roads Lead to the Kentucky Derby

By TOM PEDULLA from NYT Sports International horses have not had much success at competing in the first leg of the Triple Crown despite Churchill Downs’ attempts to expand.https://nyti.ms/2rheIXI