Mets slugger Pete Alonso will participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby on July 10 in Seattle, looking to win for the third time. “I’m stoked,” Alonso said after hitting his 25th homer Sunday night in New York’s 8-4 victory over the
A racegoer who recorded the moment when a protestor ran on to the course at the Epsom Derby said the activist was “putting the horses in more danger” after crowds cheered their arrest. On Saturday afternoon, two protesters were arrested while attempting
Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby Festival on Saturday, Surrey Police said on Saturday. The development comes after the Daily Express exposed the eco-mob’s plot to ruin the Derby. On May 31, Daily Express
Rail services will be crippled again today because of another strike, causing fresh travel misery for passengers. The walkout by members of the train drivers’ union Aslef coincides with the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley and
Animal rights activists have pledged to “cancel or severely delay” the Epsom Derby on Saturday as police brace for disruption. A spokesman for Animal Rising has said that protesters will attempt to shut down the race in their bid to protect the
They were off to a stylish start at the Epsom Derby Festival yesterday as race-goers dressed in their best for Ladies Day. Thousands of visitors shrugged off the threat of animal rights protests and train strikes and glammed up for the prestigious
Horse trainer Todd Pletcher has been suspended for 10 days and fined $1,000 stemming from a positive drug test taken on Forte, the morningline favorite of the Kentucky Derby who was scratched with an injury just hours before the race. Forte crossed
Horse racing fans will have a potential Triple Crown-winning horse to root for at the Preakness on May 20. Mage, the winner of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, will race at the Preakness after a good workout at Churchill Downs.
Forte, the early Kentucky Derby favorite who withdrew just hours before the first leg of the Triple Crown last weekend, tested positive on a drug test in September, according to a report on Tuesday. The controversy surrounding the horse racing world, which
Despite 15-1 odds, Mage surged late in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby to emerge victorious at Churchill Downs over the weekend. But the highly anticipated event was marred with controversy with the death of seven horses leading up to the