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What's With That? Why this Churchill Downs feature is only used once at the Kentucky Derby
The Winner's Circle at Churchill Downs is the ornately decorated area of the infield where the Kentucky Derby trophy is ...
Road closures and no parking zones for Kentucky Oaks, Derby and KDF Marathon
For the Kentucky Derby Festival 5K, a no-parking zone will be established from 9 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on River Road from East Witherspoon Street to North Preston Street.
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Churchill Downs sees return of energy ahead of the 151st Kentucky Derby
The backside is buzzing, the barns are filling, and by the end of this week we’ll have Bob Baffert and likely favorite Journalism on the grounds.
Turn back the dial: 100 years ago was the first ever radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby
A century ago this May, 6 million listeners tuned into the first ever radio broadcast from the Kentucky Derby. Here's what it ...
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Kentucky Derby Festival gears up for miniMarathon, Marathon in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival is preparing for the GE Appliances miniMarathon and Marathon scheduled for Saturday, April 26. The annual races will both start at 7 a.m. on Main ...