The build-up to the 152nd Kentucky Derby included plenty of anticipation, but a surprising number of horses included in the original field were forced to bow out. Four horses were scratched ahead of ...

Fans arriving at Churchill Downs for racing on Kentucky Derby Day should prepare for cool weather, with high temperatures only expected to climb into the mid to upper 50s. Cloudy skies are expected to ...

Scratching a horse from a race is a touchy subject. Horsemen all agree that the health and safety of a thoroughbred is paramount. But the whispers over the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corp.

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live May 1 coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby here. Right to Party, who had drawn the coveted No. 5 gate for the 152nd Kentucky Derby, has been scratched from the ...

Getting to the Kentucky Derby starting gate isn’t easy. Already this week, two horses weren't able to make it. The 152nd running of the Derby is Saturday, May 2 at Churchill Downs, and the field has ...

Fulleffort, trained by Brad Cox, has scratched from Kentucky Derby 2026. Ocelli, trained by Whit Beckman, is now in the 2026 Kentucky Derby field. Cox said Fulleffort was jogging Thursday morning and ...

NOTE: This story has been updated with the most current information as of 9 a.m. Friday, May 1. A scratch can happen for a variety of reasons, including injuries, health concerns, condition of the ...

It happens. You brush past your car with a backpack zipper, a kid's bike scrapes the door, or a branch along the driveway leaves a mark. Suddenly, there's a scratch on your paint. And once you notice ...

This article was updated with new information in February 2026. You didn't mean to cut it that close to the shrubs lining your driveway, but here we are. Now there's a scratch that, no matter how much ...

These scratch removers promise to make evidence of supermarket scrapes a thing of the past – but which one is best? Returning to your car to find the trademark scratch from a supermarket trolley, or ...

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