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

Winners of the Euro/Mideast and Japan Roads to the Kentucky Derby are eligible to take two of the 20 spots. Ties ...

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

Let’s hear it for 72-year-old trainer Lonnie Briley, the ‘Rebel Rouser’ on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) for the first time with his little bay colt Coal Battle. Sweeping past the field ...

Under Juan Vargas, the Coal Front colt relaxed off the early pace in fifth as Madaket Road set the pace. He willingly ...

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 ...

Well, the dream is still alive for 72-year-old trainer Lonnie Briley after the colt took his unbeaten record on dirt to five in the $1.25 million event, which was postponed 24 hours until Sunday owing ...

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 Oaklawn racing this week plus other affairs statewide. Compensation comes with a thaw-out and accompanying warm-up over the rescheduled Rebel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...