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Churchill Charlie, the mascot of Churchill Downs, welcomed guests on Opening Night of the Spring Meet, which kicked off the 2025 Kentucky Derby Week.
Bob Baffert will go for a record 7th Kentucky Derby win at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Here's a look back at his history in ...
The O'Hern sisters helped each other fight breast cancer. Now they're walking in the 2025 Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade at ...
Even after winning the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, Kenny McPeek didn’t think he’d have a horse for No. 151.
Secretariat still holds the fastest time ever, though Monarchos came close to topping it in 2001. The 2021 race featured two of the best performances of all time, but with a caveat. Medina Spirit won ...
"Not everybody can go to a Taylor Swift concert, not everybody can go to a Super Bowl...they're hard tickets to come by," a ...
By Tim Sullivan Kentucky Lantern Beyond Kentucky’s borders, horse racing is a sport in steep decline. Within the Commonwealth ...
He has a pair of contenders in Rodriguez and Citizen Bull at the race he values most, eager to put the suspension behind him.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For all the hustle and bustle of Kentucky Derby week, Monday begins quietly at Churchill Downs. In the ...
Render Judgment, a colt co-owned by Keith’s Dream Walkin’ Farms, is officially set to compete in the 150th Kentucky Derby on ...
For the second straight year, the Derby total purse is $5 million, with the winning owner earning $1.3 million and a gold ...
Sandman has emerged as a top contender at the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3 thanks to his rising speed figures and ...