A pre-race tradition is the walkover, when the horses are led from the stables to the paddock where they are saddled for the ...

"Weather, as with any outdoor event, is a wildcard at the Kentucky Derby!" officials warn. "From sunshine and cloudless skies that bring sun burnt noses and tan lines to spring showers that make our ...

Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in three years. The most infamous (and successful) trainer in ...

Last year's Kentucky Derby winner, Mystik Dan, had 18-1 odds to win the race. Will 2025 have another long shot?

D. Wayne Lukas is easy to spot before dawn at Churchill Downs. He is one of the few Kentucky Derby trainers atop a stable ...

The Kentucky Derby airs Saturday on NBC, and historic Churchill Downs is preparing for the annual Run for the Roses ...

Seize the Grey won the Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) before winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) two weeks later. That's also a ...

By the middle of the roaring 20s, the Kentucky Derby was already gaining prominence on the national stage and attracting ...

The 2025 Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday, May 3. The race has traditionally taken place the first Saturday in May, ...

Major longshots have won the Kentucky Derby three years in a row. Will a favorite break the streak in 2025 or will another ...

MANY SERIOUS THOROUGHBRED RACING HANDICAPPERS treat a Kentucky Derby like a NASCAR driver would face Thanksgiving Eve traffic ...