Early speed is likely to shape the outcome of the $500,000 Sunland Park Derby, a 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier Feb. 15 with three contenders that won last out in front-running ...

The 2026 Kentucky Derby runs on Saturday, May 2, and there’s no better place to bet the Run for the Roses than TwinSpires - the official wagering platform of Churchill Downs. As the home of the Derby, ...

Los Alamitos Derby winner Sabino Canyon, blue-chip filly Mashallah and accomplished older sprinter Verifire headline a trio ...

Bill Carstanjen, the CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., wants the Kentucky Derby to be regarded as the most famous horse race in the world. For nearly 152 years, Churchill Downs has been laser focused on ...

The Nashville Derby carries a $3 million purse, making it the second-richest race in the United States behind the Kentucky ...

The Kentucky Derby rarely needs help delivering drama, but the 2026 edition carried an added layer of intrigue from the moment Derby week began. From late scratches that reshaped the field to shifting ...

The Kentucky Derby saw a field of 18 horses Saturday in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown. Golden Tempo, who entered the 1 1/4 mile race with 30-1 odds, defeated a ...

The total purse and winner’s payout at the Kentucky Derby went up in 2024 and is now about twice what it was as recently as 2018. The 152nd annual Kentucky Derby is set to go from Louisville on May 2, ...

Paladin validated his status atop Daily Racing Form's Kentucky Derby rankings Saturday with a half-length Risen Star Stakes victory, prompting handicapper David Aragona to lower the Chad Brown trainee ...

DERBY and Eclipse-winning trainer Aidan O’Brien’s current form is ‘the worst we’ve ever recorded’, racing experts Timeform ...

Churchill Downs is expanding the Kentucky Derby's global reach to establish it as the world's most famous horse race. The "International Road to the Kentucky Derby" creates a qualifying pathway for ...