It’s been seven years since the post-time favorite won the Kentucky Derby. Justify — who went on to become horse racing’s 13th, and most recent, Triple Crown champion — was the last race ...

Only two post positions will separate Chunk of Gold from Sandman and Baeza on either side in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, but there has rarely been a wider gulf in the cost owners paid for two Derby ...

Just hours before the decision was made not to run him, jockey Junior Alvarado was telling The Courier Journal that he was Triple Crown-worthy. Two weeks is cutting it close on recovery time ...

There will be no Triple Crown in 2025 as Kentucky Derby-winner Sovereignty is skipping the Preakness Stakes.Mike Rogers, executive vice president of 1/ST, released a statement, Tuesday afternoon ...

After the early betting for the Kentucky Derby, Journalism is still the favorite but not by as much as many expected.The Santa Anita Derby winner was 3-1 in the morning-line and is now 7-2 after ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Riding shotgun in the front seat of a GMC pickup, Bill Mott leaned in to listen to the AM radio announcer bring the excitement of the Kentucky Derby to Fort Pierce, S.D., the ...

THIS IS JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF CHALLENGES FOR THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL THIS YEAR. RIGHT? YEAH. RICK, YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. SO FIRST IT WAS THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE GETTING CANCELED ...

For the seventh year in a row, there will not be a Triple Crown winner. Just days after winning the 151st Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty's trainer, Bill Mott, announced that the horse will skip the ...

Just 20 horses will enter the starting gate on Saturday evening, moments before they will run in the Kentucky Derby. Earning a spot on the storied Churchill Downs track isn't easy. The horses go ...

Avery and Brooke Tritz take a selfie together during the Kentucky Derby 2025 at Churchill Downs in Louisville / Albert Cesare/The Courier-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Kentucky ...

Kentucky Derby week has officially come to an end, wrapping up one of the most action-packed weekends in Thoroughbred racing. Over the course of two thrilling days at Churchill Downs (May 2 and 3 ...

Like clockwork, the Kentucky Derby is run on the first Saturday of every May. The event is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for 20 thoroughbreds. REQUIRED READING: Kentucky Derby has had three ...