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 ...

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 ...

A horse bred on a farm in central Pennsylvania is tied with just one other steed for the best odds to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby, the 149th "Run For the Roses" that serves as the first leg of the ...

He was an afterthought, just not quite in the classic, heroic sense. Because Angel of Empire’s underdog tale has a touch of velvet. Despite his hardscrabble roots, Pennsylvania’s new Thoroughbred ...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WHTM) — Angel of Empire, a horse from Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, finished third at the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Mage, ridden by Javier Castellanos, won ...

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 swalker@herald-leader.com Angel of Empire — ...

PINE GROVE, Pa. — One of the year's biggest horse races is the Kentucky Derby. Held every year on the first Saturday in May, the first jewel in horse racing's Triple Crown draws only the best ...

Angel of Empire is one of 20 horses expected to enter the Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Kentucky Derby are earned by gaining points through a series of prep races that ...

Angel of Empire and Tapit Trice are the two favorites to win the 149th annual Kentucky Derby after prior favorite Forte was scratched from the field merely 10 hours before Saturday’s race. Both horses ...