Each year, the Thundernator is chosen through the Kentucky Lottery. If you would like to be the 2026 Thundernator, the ...

Again this year, the Kentucky Lottery and the Derby Festival are teaming up to give one lucky winner a one-of-a-kind Derby ...

Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita is an important stop on the path to the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1).

John Oxley’s homebred Strategic Risk swept to the front in early stretch and drove clear late en route to posting a ...

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first ...

Diane Crump, who rode aboard Fathom in the 1970 Kentucky Derby, died Jan. 1. after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, an ...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has revealed the official Mint Julep Glass and "Art of the Kentucky Derby" for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve -- both designed by ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival released dates for its signature events for the 2026 season. Each year, KDF hosts more than 70 events that lead up to the Kentucky Derby. "As each ...

The 2025 Kentucky Derby has come and gone, giving fans another exciting finish. Sovereignty defeated Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby. Baeza finished third in the race, ...

The Derby field has been capped at 20 horses since 1975. Most of the horses became eligible for the Derby by earning points in a series of races in the U.S. that started last September. Journalism ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The last time trainer Bill Mott won the Kentucky Derby he had to wait 23 minutes as stewards debated whether to disqualify Maximum Security. They did and Country House was elevated ...

Sovereignty ruled the day at the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. But how much did the thoroughbred earn? and what about the trainer? and the jockey? Lets start with Sovereignty and the top ...