Jacob West, bloodstock agent for owner/breeder Mike Repole, shares memories of Horse of the Year hopeful Fierceness as a yearling, and why he was scratched from the Keeneland September Sale ...

Louisville artist Kim Perry designed this year’s print. It showcases many Derby Festival traditions, including Thunder Over ...

Louisville artist Kim Perry has been named the artist for the Kentucky Derby Festival's official 2025 poster. Take a look at ...

Churchill Downs reports record nominations for this year's Triple Crown races, with most of the increase coming from Japan.

The Road to the Kentucky Derby makes its first of two stops at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday. The Sam F. Davis S. awards qualifying points to the top five finishers on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale.

While Hoop Jr. and Crozier were the second betting choices in their respective Derbies, the Fred Hooper-owned colt that was ...

WE RARELY SEE BLACK JOCKEYS ON THE BACKS OF HORSES ON DERBY DAY, OR REALLY ANY DAY AT THE TRACK, BUT THERE WAS A TIME THAT WASN’T THE CASE. OUR QUESTION THIS WEEK IS HAS A BLACK JOCKEY EVER WON THE ...

WELL, NEW AT NOON. TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW FOR KENTUCKY DERBY WEEK, AND THE ENTIRE 43 DAY SPRING MEET AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. CAN’T BELIEVE WE’RE TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY. THE SPRING MEET RUNS ...

Jan. 30, 1924: Oliver Lewis, the African American first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby, dies. Not much is known about Lewis. Born in Versailles in 1856, Lewis was 19 years old when he entered ...

The Derby trail takes back the spotlight this weekend with three key Kentucky Derby prep races from coast-to-coast on Saturday afternoon. The trail kicks off Saturday in New York at Aqueduct ...

Mystik Dan, the 150th winner of the Kentucky Derby, will be etched in the history books and on a horse lover’s arm. Stride safety sensors can measure 2400 motions per second, sometimes before the ...