We’ve reached the end of 2025, and the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders for 2026 are in their final days as ...

Every horse entered in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. at Aqueduct will earn at least one Road to the Kentucky Derby ...

With a rise that came in unison with the U.S. economy's crash, Sickle laid the groundwork for the sire line that gave us the ...

Perry Wayne Ouzts has more mounts aboard a racehorse than any other North American horseman. The Northern Kentucky-based ...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has revealed the official Mint Julep Glass and "Art of the Kentucky Derby" for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve -- both designed by ...

The official Road to the Kentucky Derby will begin Sept. 13 at the home of America's greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the 44th running of the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) for 2-year-olds at one mile ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival released dates for its signature events for the 2026 season. Each year, KDF hosts more than 70 events that lead up to the Kentucky Derby. "As each ...

Horse racing has been on death watch forever. But the sport’s future has never been more up in the air than it was heading into this year’s Preakness Stakes. The lead storyline before the race was the ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend's Kentucky Derby has been issued a fine and suspension for striking the 3-year-old colt with his riding crop an excessive amount during the ...

Wagering from all sources on the Kentucky Derby Day program totaled $349 million. All-source wagering also hit a new high of $234.4 million after a record-setting $210.7 million in 2024. Sovereignty ...

The Derby field has been capped at 20 horses since 1975. Most of the horses became eligible for the Derby by earning points in a series of races in the U.S. that started last September. Journalism ...

Sovereignty made a late charge on a muddy track and raced past the favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Journalism briefly took the lead in the stretch ...