During Derby Week in the lead up to the Oaks and Derby there are plenty of big money stakes races and star power on display.

Workers on the backside of Churchill Downs say they are working long hours to get everything ready for the 151st Kentucky Derby.

The field is set for the 151st Kentucky Derby and while the Run for the Roses is not until May 3 and the draw does not even happen until April 26, storylines are emerging. Legendary trainer Bob ...

Kentucky Derby Contender Flying Mohawk in his stall on the backside at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky Monday, April 14, 2025. Trainer is Whit Beckman, a Louisville native. / Matt Stone ...

The lightly raced son of North America’s leading sire Into Mischief, Tappan Street, enters the Kentucky Derby with an impressive but brief racing career. In this installment of my Respected ...

Citizen Bull will enter the Kentucky Derby off a fourth-place finish in the Santa Anita Derby Citizen Bull was the 2-year-old champion after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November at 15-1 ...

Chunk of Gold will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Louisiana Derby on March 22 Trainer Ethan West will be saddling a horse in the Kentucky Derby for the first time Spots for ...

Louisville entrepreneur Joey Wagner is known for bringing celebrities to the Kentucky Derby, including Travis Kelce in 2024. Wagner emphasizes providing positive experiences for celebrities to ...

Sovereignty will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Florida Derby on March 29 Sovereignty broke his maiden in the Grade 3 Street Sense last October at Churchill Downs ...

East Avenue will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Blue Grass Stakes on April 8 at Keeneland East Avenue was the favorite in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile but finished ...

So let’s spare an extra thought for an athlete who must wait weeks for a career-defining moment: the jockey with the favorite in the Kentucky Derby. After Umberto Rispoli rode the colt named ...