Trainer Lonnie Briley said he wasn't sure whether he'd point Coal Battle to the Arkansas Derby on March 29, or plan a ...

Triumphing for a third time on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, Coal Battle proved he's more than just a feel-good story in ...

Old Man Winter, a key scratch and a fizzle in Saudi Arabia disrupted weekend traffic on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but ...

When Robbie Norman dispatched his two trainers, Lonnie Briley and Jayde (J.J.) Gelner, to each select a horse for him at the ...

The Smarty Jones winner had shipped to trainer Lonnie Briley's string at Delta Downs to escape bad weather in Hot Springs ...

For the fourth time in a row, and continuing down the Road to the Kentucky Derby with 50 more points, Coal Battle (Coal Front) pulled out a win, this time in the GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Havi ...

A winter storm with Arkansas in its crosshairs affected the action at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort this week as well as other affairs statewide. Compensation comes with a thaw-out and accompanying ...

A winter storm with Arkansas in its crosshairs affected Oaklawn racing this week plus other affairs statewide. Compensation comes with a thaw-out and accompanying warm-up over the rescheduled Rebel ...

In racing as in life, good things come to those who wait. And while we have had to endure an extra 24 hours for Sunday's rescheduled GII Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, the wait may just prove worth it ...

Fourteen horses, one trained by Bob Baffert but none by past winner Todd Pletcher or regular no-show Chad Brown, make the ...

Weather again proved the decisive news item of an Oaklawn race day Saturday. The last five races were canceled after heavy ...

The $1.25 million Rebel (G2) is annually one of the most lucrative of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps. The 2025 edition Saturday at Oaklawn Park has the added bonus of being one of the deepest in terms of ...