Lonnie Briley has been training since 1991 but never had won a graded stakes race until this year with Coal Battle Briley spotted Coal Battle at the 2023 Texas Thoroughbred Association Yearling Sale, ...

It's not uncommon for people in horse racing to daydream about winning the Kentucky Derby, but few ever get an opportunity to actually live it out. Trainer Lonnie Briley has a chance to make that ...

LOTTIE RILEY DIDN’T EVEN HAVE DERBY DREAMS. HE NEVER EXPECTED TO BE HERE. PRESTON HARVEY HAS MORE ON THE TRAINER AND THE HORSE THAT BROUGHT HIM HERE. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR TRAINER LONNIE ...

Lonnie Briley has been training horses for more than 30 years.The 72-year-old, a native of Opelousas, Louisiana, said he never wants more than 20 or 25 horses in his barn; his personal best year is 21 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Next-race plans remain pending for multiple Oaklawn stakes winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) candidate Coal Battle, trainer Lonnie ...

Lonnie Briley had been a thoroughbred trainer for over three decades before he finally entered a horse in a graded stakes race. Three months later, the 72-year-old Louisianan is in his first Kentucky ...

The Triple Crown trail and the Kentucky Derby itself provided neat moments. My favorite took place at the Arkansas Derby. Sandman had stormed from well behind to gobble up Publisher and Coal Battle to ...

Training a horse on the Road to the Kentucky Derby seemed like an unreachable dream for Lonnie Briley, but Coal Battle has now won two 10-point prep races and the 72-year-old Louisiana native might ...

Millionaire multiple stakes winner Coal Battle is back on the work tab at Oaklawn in advance of his 4-year-old debut, which trainer Lonnie Briley said could come in the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes ...

Next-race plans remain pending for Rebel Stakes (G2) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) candidate Coal Battle , trainer Lonnie Briley said March 9. Briley said Coal Battle is under consideration for the ...

OPELOUSAS La. (KLFY) — The first jewel of the Triple Crown is Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. One of the horses in the field, named Coal Battle is trained by Opelousas native Lonnie Briley. Coal Battle is ...