As Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, heads to Churchill Downs as one of the favorites for the 150th Kentucky Derby, ...

Journalism, who's trained by Michael McCarthy, fell short as the favorite in the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in ...

Mouth caked in mud, close but not quite, Umberto Rispoli had a hard truth for Michael McCarthy. "On the mud, he was the best horse," Rispoli said, referring to Kentucky Derby 151 winner ...

Michael McCarthy is fine. His family is fine. His house is fine. McCarthy, the trainer of Kentucky Derby favorite Journalism, repeats these three things almost like a mantra during the course of a ...

And Michael McCarthy, Journalism's trainer, has been in the game long enough to know horses like this don't come along very often. He says Journalism is his best shot so far at winning a derby on ...

Common sense tells you that the pressure of being the favorite in the Kentucky Derby can be crushing. If you win, you’ve met expectations. If you lose, you’ve failed. Never mind what it took ...

Now may be a tough time for journalism — unless you're a horse, Journalism is your name and you're favored to win the Kentucky Derby. And Michael McCarthy, Journalism's trainer, has been in the ...