Trainer Lonnie Briley was trying to decide between the Arkansas Derby and the Blue Grass, but he liked the extra week the ...

A new traveler on the road to the Triple Crown, trainer Lonnie Briley is considering several routes for Coal Battle to ...

The consignment deadline for the yearling sale is June 24, and forms are now available online. Next up on the sale calendar ...

With a big move on the turn that propelled him into the lead, Coal Battle (by Coal Front) drew away to win the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 23. Victory in the well-regarded prep has ...

Nothing is going to keep Bethany Taylor from galloping Kentucky Derby-bound upstart Coal Battle whenever possible. Nothing is going to keep her from being on horseback each morning, period.

Throughout the opening stages of the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby, Coal Battle has been recognized as a "feel-good" story of small-time connections aiming for an invite to the big dance at ...

There's a new leader in the Kentucky Derby point standings, though the culture shock over Coal Battle may cause fainting spells in the Bluegrass State. Fifty points for winning the Grade II ...

Preps at Oaklawn and Keeneland are under consideration along with the possbility the Coal Front colt, who sits atop the ...

I’d like to tell y’all a story. A story of the South. Not of the plantations, the Civil War, or the Southern aristocracy polity oppressing the underclass. It’s a story ...

Two of those races take place Saturday, with the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park and the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby at ...