Pushing the pace from the start, Always Dreaming ran away from the rest of the 20-horse field. Looking at Lee ran second, while Battle of Midway finished third. WSJ.com: What’s News US
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Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby on sloppy track
Thomson Reuters (Reuters) – Always Dreaming won the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on a sloppy track on Saturday. Lookin at Lee finished second in the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds, with Battle of Midway third. Always Dreaming, who went off as […]
Always Dreaming races to victory at Kentucky Derby
Always Dreaming splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby by 2 3/4 lengths, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second victories in the race but their first together. Pletcher and Velazquez have teamed up often over the years and are the sport’s leading money winners. On their own, they were a combined […]
Machete-wielding teenager attacks Democratic students in Kentucky
Published time: 28 Apr, 2017 22:03Edited time: 28 Apr, 2017 22:05 A Cincinnati teenager has been arrested and charged with assault after allegedly attacking two female students with a machete at a university in Kentucky after asking victims about their political affiliation. The attack happened at 9:00am when the teen threatened students and staff in […]
To save money, Kentucky Coal Museum turns to solar panels
The Kentucky Coal Museum. (credit: Jimmy Emerson, DVM) In what it says is a cost-saving move, the Kentucky Coal Museum is moving to solar power, according to the Associated Press. The museum is having 80 solar panels installed, which it expects will cut $ 8,000 off its annual electricity bill. The Courier-Journal writes that the […]
No case against Kentucky ‘drone slayer,’ judge says
Published time: 24 Mar, 2017 16:56 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Kentucky man who shot down a drone flying over his property and dubbed himself a “drone slayer.” The key issue in the case remains unresolved, however, and may move to a higher court venue. William Merideth shot down a drone […]
Trump holds Kentucky rally amid push of Obamacare replacement, travel ban
Published time: 20 Mar, 2017 23:40Edited time: 21 Mar, 2017 00:21 Thousands gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, to hear President Donald Trump promote his policy agenda after two months in office. He faces an approval rating drop, federal courts halting executive orders and Republican infighting over healthcare reform. Monday evening, Trump told his roaring supporters, “it […]
‘The senator from Kentucky is now working for Putin’: John McCain slams Rand Paul for blocking Montenegro from joining NATO
Win McNamee/Getty Images Republican Sen. John McCain slammed his GOP colleague, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, on Wednesday after Paul blocked the passage of a treaty that would allow Montenegro to move forward with joining NATO, Defense News’ Joe Gould reported. “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Putin,” McCain said after Paul entered the Senate […]
The Future of College Enrollment Runs Through … Kentucky?
Nothing reveals as much about a society, and its future, as its high schools. Yet amid accelerating change — widening inequality, unprecedented globalization and technological advances — they’ve woefully lagged behind. There are, of course, exceptions. Follow OZY’s special series “High School, Disrupted” to find out about the global leaders, cutting-edge trends and big ideas […]
Cancer Deaths In Kentucky 45 Percent Higher As Healthcare Dumped By Trump, Bevin, McConnell
Will Trump and Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin reinstate Obamacare to help people in the Bluegrass State fight cancer? In 2016, Matt Bevin repealed the Kynect healthcare system in the state of Kentucky and replaced it with HealthCare.gov, and now Trump plans to repeal HealthCare.gov nationwide with the help of Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. Now, a […]
