The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports: Kentucky Derby

The starting gate will once again be full with 20 horses for the 142nd Kentucky Derby.

Chad Horse Racing

Photos by Jerome Delay This past Sunday, photographer Jerome Delay spent the afternoon at the hippodrome in N’djamena, Chad, covering Chadian jockeys competing in their weekly races.

Venezuela Horse Mafia

Photos by Fernando Llano It sounds like a page-turning novel: Venezuelan authorities say a gambling ring poisons one of the country’s most popular race horses ahead of a key derby, nearly killing the animal and shining a light on an underworld where millions of dollars in bets are made under the table.