Kentucky Derby

A twelfth horse since April 27th has died at Churchill Downs in Louisville and the track’s leadership is trying to find answers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby.

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan jockey Javier Castellano and his horse Mage emerged victorious at the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday night at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Winning Kentucky Derby jockey Javier Castellano praised Jesus Christ following his horse’s shocking victory on Saturday.

The horse racing world is reeling after four horses have died at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.

A detective recently commended a good Samaritan who stopped a rape in progress the morning after the Kentucky Derby and prevented the man from fleeing in a vehicle that “wasn’t his,” according to a report.

Critics are blasting Kentucky Derby-winning horse trainer Eric Reed for a tweet critical of Vice President Kamala Harris. Reed trained the second-biggest long shot in nearly 150 years of Derby history, but the notoriety has also brought attention to Reed’s

The one hundred and forty-eighth running of the Kentucky Derby produced an excellent reminder that markets do not always get everything right.

Beating the odds to win the Kentucky Derby is not only great for Rich Strike and his trainer Eric Reed but good for the sport of horse racing.

Moments after completing one of the most improbable wins in the history of horse racing or sports in general, Rich Strike immediately tried to bite another horse.

Horse trainer Bob Baffert claims that the controversy surrounding Kentucky Derby-winning horse, Medina Spirit, is an example of “cancel culture.”

Former President Donald Trump called Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit a “junky” after the horse failed a post-race drug test.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Medina Spirit’s victory in the Kentucky Derby is in serious jeopardy because of a failed postrace drug test, one that led Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Sunday in the latest scandal to plague the sport.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert’s frustration was apparent as he tried to digest the latest positive drug test involving one of his prized thoroughbreds.

Kentucky Derby host Churchill Downs says it will play “My Old Kentucky Home” despite claims from activists that the song is “racist”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An airplane circled above Churchill Downs on Saturday, flying a banner behind it: “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor,” it said.

Barclay Tagg, trainer of upcoming Kentucky Derby favorite Tiz the Law, reacted to news that rioters plan to crash the race by noting that “you’re not allowed to shoot them, and they’re allowed to shoot you.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Next month’s Kentucky Derby will run without fans at Churchill Downs. The historic track citied rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area.

Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another Kentucky Derby prep is off — for now.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is being postponed from May to September because of growing concern about the coronavirus pandemic, according to a published report.

The owners of Maximum Security have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have the horse reinstated as winner of the Kentucky Derby, several US media reports said on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump weighed in on the controversial disqualification of Maximum Security at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, despite the horse leading all the way to initially claim victory.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Maximum Security led all the way in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, only to become the first winner disqualified for interference in the race’s 145-year history. After a long wait, 65-1 shot Country House was declared the winner.

Justify wins Belmont Stakes to become 13th Triple Crown winner and second in four years.

Justify won the Kentucky Derby convincingly on Saturday. Not only that, the horse also became the first in 136 years to win the Derby after not racing as a two-year-old.

NEW YORK (AP) — The road to the winner’s circle in the Belmont Stakes ran through the Kentucky Derby, even if the Derby and Preakness winners skipped the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Senator Ted Cruz made his first public appearance this week since suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for president.

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly turned heads with a stylish outfit at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, where she posed for photos with her husband Douglas Brunt and with celebrities including Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora and professional skier Lindsey Vonn.

There was a frightening scene at the race leading up to the Kentucky Derby Saturday. During the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs, a horse named Kasaqui got tripped up, causing the horse and its jockey to topple over. Tourist then

Louisville police arrested a man, his girlfriend, and her brother for the murder of a Canadian bartender visiting city for the Kentucky Derby.