Trainer Michael McCarthy joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss his superstar trainee Journalism. What were his takeaways from the Haskell win? Where is the son of Curlin headed next? We cover ...

Journalism (Curlin) won again, taking down the GI Haskell S. at Monmouth. But that's what we've come to expect from one of the sport's most consistent horses and the trainer, Michael McCarthy, who has ...

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 ...

What to know about journey Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, falls short in Kentucky Derby 2025 Sovereignty is Kentucky Derby 2025 winner. Here's what to know about his pedigree Who owns ...

It took guts for Michael McCarthy to make this call to come here. It took guts for Umberto Rispoli to get sideswiped and threading the needle and power on through.

Trainer: Michael McCarthy. Jockey: Umberto Rispoli. Record: 4-1-1 in six starts. Career earnings: $1,638,880. Last race: Second in Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs.

“Michael McCarthy has always gone above and beyond for the horses,” said CJ Wilson, Founder of Win Place Home. “His Derby pledge is incredibly generous, but honestly, it’s not out of ...

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

Trainer Michael McCarthy won his second Triple Crown race, the first coming in 2021 — also in the Preakness. “I kinda resigned myself to the fact that it was another fantastic effort, maybe came up a ...

With favorite Formidable Man in the Shoemaker Mile (G1), second choice Extensive in the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2), and third-choice Liguria in the Gamely (G1), trainer Michael McCarthy looms as a ...

Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Journalism returned to the work tab June 29, breezing a half-mile at Santa Anita Park in :47 4/5. Trainer Michael McCarthy said the son of Curlin came out of the work ...

Michael McCarthy's time in New York this past week has played out like a kaleidoscope of memories. The 54-year-old trainer will saddle Journalism , the morning-line favorite in the June 7 Belmont ...