"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 ...

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

The key to pulling off your favorite TikTok chef’s impressive Kentucky Derby party spread at home? “Think like a restaurant kitchen,” he says.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) -In 2023, Churchill Downs made the extraordinary decision to shut down racing after a spike in deadly ...

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?

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

If you have wagered on the post-time betting favorite in the last six Kentucky Derby’s, it is highly likely that your bankroll has taken a major hit.  Since 201 ...

D. Wayne Lukas is easy to spot before dawn at Churchill Downs. At 89, he is the sport’s elder statesman, a Hall of Famer with ...

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 ...

Post position matters quite a bit at the Kentucky Derby. Horses in the earlier post positions have traditionally performed ...