Even before Angel of Empire was born, Dennis Albaugh knew he would be a special horse. Albaugh and his family watched Classic Empire, Angel of Empire’s sire, win the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at ...

Angel of Empire in the paddock before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., on May 6, 2023. Anne M. Eberhardt Angel of Empire - Paddock Schooling - Churchill Downs - 05-04-23 Coady ...

Angel of Empire — the Pennsylvania-born horse from Schuylkill County’s Blackstone Farm — stunned spectators at the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, winning an exhilarating victory as he thundered ...

In the closest final balloting ever, Pennsylvania-bred Angel of Empire has been named the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred/The Racing Biz Top Midlantic-bred of 2023. Angel of Empire narrowly edged Gigante, a ...

May 19—Angel of Empire, the Pine Grove-born thoroughbred that was favored to win the Kentucky Derby, will be taking it easy when the 148th Preakness Stakes is run Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in ...

NEW ORLEANS – Albaugh Family Stables’ Angel of Empire, the longest price of the three entries from the Brad Cox barn, proved to be the colt most ready to handle more distance, winning the $400,000 ...

Winning the Kentucky Derby requires a talented horse who enjoys a clean trip around the Churchill Downs oval and receives just a little bit of racing luck. For Pa.-bred Angel of Empire, the talent was ...

Angel of Empire, the Pa-bred thoroughbred horse born and raised in nearby Schuylkill County, drew post position 14 for Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Angel of ...

Angel of Empire is ready to take on the best horses in the country in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, says the owner of Blackstone Farm in Pine Grove, where the horse was bred. “Angel is rested and ready,” ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Angel of Empire won the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. Ridden by Flavien Prat, Angel of Empire ran ...

Mage, with Javier Castellano up, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 56, 2023. Silas Walker [email protected] Angel of Empire — ...