The "Riders Up" call has been given. “My Old Kentucky Home” has been sung and the 151st Kentucky Derby is in the books. Watch ...

According to the Lexington Herald Leader, of the 2022 crop of foals (the year the horses that will compete in this year's ...

Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., plays host to “The most exciting two minutes in sports.” The Kentucky Derby, running for ...

From the hats to the Juleps, the Kentucky Derby is famous for a full weekend of pageantry. Don't miss the 2025 Kentucky Derby ...

The enduring phenomenon of Silver Charm, who is thriving in retirement, is symbolic of the Thoroughbred world’s renewed ...

Journalism is the favorite in the 151st Kentucky Derby. Four months ago, he and his trainer were displaced by the destructive ...

They called him the Bald Eagle of the Sierra. He had won more races on more tracks than anyone else in the business. He was ...

The year was 1964 and the late Jack Murphy, the sports editor of the San Diego Union, the best traveling companion I ever had ...

Sovereignty's victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby offered its trainer and jockey a cleansing victory, and the sport, welcomed ...

One of the most notable pastimes at the Kentucky Derby is a playing of the old Stephen Foster song "My Old Kentucky Home." ...

The song emphasizes the humanity and close family ties of the enslaved population at a time when African Americans were routinely dehumanized and caricatured. And then there's this from Louisville ...

The 2025 Derby was won by a true closer in Sovereignty, but the race had an influx of early pace courtesy of Bob Baffert’s ...