MARSHALL — Mrs. Draughan was born on March 22, 1926 and passed peacefully on May 16, 2025. She is survived by her two children, Debra Dianne Draughan and Amos Frank Draughan, Jr. Services are ...

SOURCES AT THE STATE CAPITOL SAY THAT CHURCHILL DOWNS MAY NOT SEEK A RACING PERMIT TO RUN HORSES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR THE 2025 2026 SEASON. A SHOCKING MOVE TO MANY, OF COURSE, ACROSS THE HORSE ...

“When I was younger I wanted to sound like Etta James or Doris Day,” Bettye LaVette says. “Sounding like yourself is easy.” Bettye LaVette, shown above in 1970, was in her fourth decade of ...

The track in question, of course, is the famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., which has been home to the Derby — known as the Run for the Roses — for 151 years. Charles Passy covers a ...

Racing under the lights at Churchill Downs is just a week away.Downs After Dark will make its return for the 2025 Spring Meet on Saturday, May 17. The first night of Downs After Dark will be the ...

In a wide-ranging interview ahead of her May 16 performance at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, soul legend Bettye LaVette opens up about her six-decade career in music, interpreting the lyrics of ...

However, Churchill Downs isn’t the only place that held races on Saturday. Hundreds of people made their way down to Tampa Bay Downs, including Julie Moore. “There’s something about watching ...

Horse racing fans arrived at Churchill Downs this weekend to watch the 151st edition of the Kentucky Derby, which is slated to begin on Saturday evening. Junior Alvarado holds the trophy as he ...

Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen made it clear Baffert would be welcomed back this year along with his horses, Rodriguez and the juvenile champion, Citizen Bull. “Bob earned his way into this ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. - The excitement is building at Louisiana Downs as the racetrack kicks off its 50th thoroughbred racing season this weekend, coinciding with the nationwide buzz surrounding the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Nothing was going to prevent Kurt Bohnsack from missing the 2025 season-opener at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. The driver from nearby Ely, Iowa has more than 25 years of Hawkeye ...

After Danny Stutsman and Billy Bowman were taken in the fourth round of the draft on Saturday, Ethan Downs had to wait until after the draft to find his home. Downs will get an opportunity to ...