Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fierceness, the champion 2-year-old male of 2023, has been a standard bearer of the Repole Stable homebred program, but there was ...

It's hard to be humble if you own the horse favored to win the Kentucky Derby. During an appearance on Saturday's SportsCenter, Mike Repole, owner of Fierceness, compared the thoroughbred to Tom Brady ...

There's one quick way to describe what Fierceness did in the Florida Derby (G1). "You can quote me as saying, 'He's fast,"' said Jerry Brown, founder and president of Thoro-Graph. Indeed. In winning ...

The least surprising news surrounding the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is that Mike Repole has contrarian thoughts about the conventional wisdom in horse racing. If you read the Kentucky Media Guide, it ...

Fierceness has an absolutely star-studded team around him. His jockey, John Velazquez has won the Kentucky Derby 3 times (not including his 2021 vacated win on Medina Spirit.) His trainer, Todd ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The trainer of the Kentucky Derby favorite is looking forward to Saturday and feeling confident as they head into the Run for the Roses. Todd Pletcher talked with WDRB ...

A 2-year-old champion vs. a multimillion-dollar yearling purchase. A speedster vs. a closer. A "well-built" colt vs. an “impeccably made” masterpiece. Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Fierceness held off Thorpedo Anna’s late charge to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes by a head on Saturday, denying the filly’s attempt to become the first female ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Horse trainer Todd Pletcher has only one horse racing in the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday: race favorite Fierceness. Fierceness is a 3-year-old colt, a winner at the ...

We are deep into an age of parity for the Triple Crown series. Fifteen horses have won the 15 runnings of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes since Justify won all three races in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Guy Martin covers culture, travel, and Thoroughbred racing. It’s axiomatic that Breeders’ Cup race week brings the best global ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Fierceness held off Thorpedo Anna’s late charge to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes by a head on Saturday, denying the filly’s attempt to become the first female winner of ...