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As horse racing wades through its most notable five-week period of the year, there is one name that, as usual, dominates the conversation, that of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.Even…

MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Johnny Rutherford and Gordon Johncock delivered spectacular results at the 1973 Indianapolis 500…

This story originally appeared on Hakai and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Dead fish were everywhere, speckling the beach near town and extending onto the surrounding coastline.…

STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey and his wife, Alison, have been fielding messages from friends outside horse racing…

GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A raging thunderstorm that washed out activities Sunday morning at Churchill Downs symbolized the dark…

CLAIRE GALOFARO and GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As the horses were loaded into the starting gate, Tedi Dietrich whispered a…

This article will be updated.Only days before horse racing’s signature event, the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs is looking into the recent deaths during training of four horses, including…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —  As the days count down to Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, four horses have died at the iconic track since last week. It most certainly will cast an…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The country's first biometric smart gun started as a Boulder…

Nearly 20 percent of today's electricity in the United States comes from nuclear power. The U.S. has the largest nuclear fleet in the world, with 92 reactors scattered around the country.…