Captain Cook, who hopped on the classic trail by virtue of a victory in the $250,000 Withers S. at Aqueduct on Saturday, already has a number of connections to the Kentucky Derby (G1). The Florida ...

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 ...

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas is finalizing February plans for his Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls and those include a ...

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 ...

Join hosts Louie Rabaut and Sean Collins for the premiere episode of Monday, your weekly dose of Thoroughbred racing analysis ...

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 ...

Tickets for Kentucky Derby Week and the entire 43-day Spring Meet, which spans nine weeks from Apr. 26-June 29 at Churchill Downs, go on sale Thursday at noon (all times Eastern), the track said ...

Anticipation is building for the 2025 Kentucky Derby as we continue to pass through the minor prep races and see contenders rise and fall in the Kentucky Derby odds. Let's take a look at where ...

Five women were selected as princesses for the 70th Kentucky Derby Festival. An announcement event was held at Dillard's in Mall St. Matthews. "Crowning new Kentucky Derby Festival royalty is our ...

As it has done for nearly 70 years, the Kentucky Derby Festival has selected five princesses to reign over the events leading up to the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby. On Monday, the 2025 ...

The first foal by GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage was born in Kentucky at Machmer Hall Jan. 9 according to breeders Carrie and Craig Brogden and Dr. Sandra Fubini.The bay colt is the first foal out ...

The Hall of Fame trainer saddles nine horses, including the favorite, in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager that opens Friday. The 151st Kentucky Derby is set for May 3 at Louisville’s ...