Winning the Kentucky Derby is typically considered ... which would be a great honor for all our group,” Rich Strike owner Rick Dawson said, according to the Associated Press.

Sovereignty won the 151st edition of the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday night in Louisville, besting a field of 19 horses beneath the Twin Spires on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs.

The Kentucky Derby is finally here, and few things are more iconic than the annual Run for the Roses. Held at the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, the Kentucky Derby, also known as "The ...

Celebrities, athletes and politicians walked the red carpet Saturday in celebration of the 151st Kentucky Derby. Guy Fieri, celebrity chef and host of Food Network shows like “Diners ...

(LEX 18) — Three years after an 80-1 longshot stunned the horse racing world at Churchill Downs, Rich Strike's original trainer has reunited with the Kentucky ... as Rick Dawson's trainer ...

COMMENT Dominated Grade III rivals over this track as a juvenile, and he may be sitting on a top effort following a late-running and clear second-place finish in the Grade I Florida Derby.

Several of the horses in the 2025 Kentucky Derby field have famous sires. Among the contenders are the sons of two Triple Crown winners, one other Derby victor and the most prolific sire of the ...

It’s been seven years since the post-time favorite won the Kentucky Derby. Justify — who went on to become horse racing’s 13th, and most recent, Triple Crown champion — was the last race ...

Jockey Javier Castellano celebrated after winning the 2023 Kentucky Derby aboard Mage. It was Castellano’s first Derby triumph in his 16th attempt. Rick Samuels Past Kentucky Derby rides ...

Getting a horse into the Kentucky Derby requires big dreams, and often big bank accounts. But that’s not always the case as syndicates, or groups of owners, band together to make a chase at the ...

Rick Pitino has coached six different schools to the NCAA Tournament. He has been involved in horse racing for decades and has connections to the 2025 Kentucky Derby field. Pitino has ties to 3 ...