Touchuponastar, a son of Louisiana, did the home state proud at Fair Grounds on Saturday, leading throughout to win the $480,000 New Orleans Classic (G2) while simultaneously handing reigning three-year-old champion Sierra Leone a decisive knockout.

While the Louisiana Derby (G2) is the marquee race on Saturday's program at Fair Grounds, the marquee horse competing on the card is reigning three-year-old colt champion Sierra Leone.

2024 might have been the Year of the Dragon, but in the land of U.S. Thoroughbred racing, it was the Year of the “Grizzly.”

The finalists for the 2024 Eclipse Awards were announced on Sunday, except for the identities of the Horse of the Year candidates.

Sierra Leone won Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar decisively over three-year-old rivals Fierceness and Forever Young.

***Updated after the draw with post positions and morning line odds

Racing fans hoping for an epic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs got their wish. In the closest finish for more than a quarter century, Mystik Dan hit the wire a desperate nose in front of Sierra Leone.

***Updated after the scratch of Encino; post position draw with morning-line odds for Kentucky Derby 150

One week after storming to a 13 1/2-length victory in the Florida Derby (G1), reigning champion two-year-old male Fierceness closed as the decisive 5-2 favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6.

Seven weeks out from the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, bettors are having trouble landing on a clear favorite, as evidenced by the results of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.

An eye-catching rally carried Sierra Leone to victory in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds and to favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4.