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Racehorse tests positive for meth
A racehorse tested positive for meth after winning their race in Ohio. Now PETA wants the rider bann...
Washington Commanders players named in wrongful death suit
Washington Commanders defensive back Benjamin St-Juste and linebacker Jamin Davis have been named in...
Horse racing needs a stoppage, not a change of scenery
One of the rebuttals to Churchill Downs’ suspension of horse racing after this weekend was that offi...
A fix for horse racing that’s more than an ‘emergency meeting’
Horse racing regulatory and safety officials, along with representatives from Churchill Downs, are h...
![Check out the multiple crashes that red-flagged the Indy 500 <i>three times</i> in the last 15 laps [Updated]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/7bcb055193a1a365c5e570d8fc17dbde.jpg)
Check out the multiple crashes that red-flagged the Indy 500 <i>three times</i> in the last 15 laps [Updated]
First off, and most importantly, everyone came out of this crash at the Indy 500 okay. But check out...
Kentucky Derby winner Mage doesn’t disrespect horse racing by saying yea not 'neigh' to Preakness
Last year, Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds, like a kamikaze to horse racing. Not hon...
Which sport has a clear-cut GOAT?
It’s a conversation that’ll lead to a fight over drinks and is a common one among sports fans. Who i...
Is horse racing worth saving?
The discussion of the future of horse racing seems to be popping up more regularly these days. The g...
Quick, what hat says, ‘I’m fun but also grieving 7 dead horses’?
Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will...
Sports category stumps Jeopardy! contestants
As Thursday’s eventual Jeopardy! winner Caleb so eloquently put it “the internet’s going to love tha...
I’m tired of tanking being the only answer
It’s a tired discussion, I’ll admit at the top. And maybe it’s my official entrance into the “Old Ma...
World Cup 2022 Preview: Group D — Can Denmark be the midnight bomber what bombs at midnight?
If you ascribe to the theory that this will be a truly goofy World Cup — that the short run-up, the ...
The 10 most proficient cheaters in the history of sports
There are many forms of cheaters in sports, and often the dumbest of them get the press because they...
Don’t get it twisted, there’s racism in Formula 1, too
Formula 1’s winningest, most visible driver, Lewis Hamilton, got called the N-word by FF1 champion N...
Here’s Amy Schneider’s first pitch on Pride Day, since Fox Sports wouldn’t show it
Before San Francisco became synonymous with exorbitant real estate prices and tech bros, it was know...
So Derby winner Rich Strike was a heart-warming story for less than a week
I wish Vegas would’ve given the public odds on how long Rich Strike’s feel-good story remained feel-...
80-1 shot Rich Strike wins Kentucky Derby
Rich Strike wasn’t in the Kentucky Derby field when head trainer Eric Reid woke up Friday morning. A...