Friday, May 1, 2026 Friday is here, the lilies are on the track, and the 152nd Kentucky Oaks is running in primetime for the first time in the race's history. If you are trying to figure out how to watch the 2026 Kentucky Oaks, you are in the right place. We will break down every […]...
Only a handful of horses have entered the Kentucky Derby (G1) having already joined the millionaire’s club and won the Run for the Roses: Street Sense (2007), California Chrome (2014), American Pharoah (2015), Nyquist (2016) and Authentic (2020). Overall, a total of 69 millionaires have run in...
The Garland of Roses, worn by a single 3-year-old every year, has come to symbolize the Kentucky Derby throughout the world for nearly the entire history of the race. The garland is 122 inches long, 22 inches wide and weighs approximately 40 pounds. The lining is made of deep green moiré bengaline ...
Friday, May 1, 2026 | Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY Friday morning at Churchill Downs started with a scratch and ended with a last-minute call to the barn. Right to Party is out of the 2026 Kentucky Derby, pulled at 8:17 a.m. by a regulatory veterinarian citing lameness in his right foreleg. Calum...
There is no race on the calendar that gets dissected as much as the Kentucky Derby. Every post position, every prep race, every morning workout, every trainer quote gets filtered through the lens of 20 horses breaking from the gate at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. And with Saturday a...
Japan is 0-for-10 in the Kentucky Derby. That number is real, and it matters. But anybody who watched Forever Young nearly pull it off in 2024 knows the conversation has changed. This Saturday at Churchill Downs, Japan sends two horses to the 152nd Run for the Roses, and the question every sharp bet...
Todd Pletcher got the news mid-flight. His wife relayed it from the post draw: Renegade, the 4-1 morning-line favorite for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, pulled Post 1. The rail. The same pill that has been swallowed 39 consecutive attempts without a winner since Ferdinand walked into the Churchill Downs ...
Once again, the Kentucky Derby (G1) will be run for a purse of $5 million, which means the winner will take home a minimum of $3.1 million. But before the group of 20, pending late defections, enter the starting gate, a significant financial investment has been made. Many have been purchased&nb...
Another day, another scratch in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) – this time it’s Fulleffort, one of trainer Brad Cox’s three entries in the Run for the Roses. The withdrawal allows winless Ocelli to draw into the Derby, the second also-eligible to move into the 20-horse field in the past tw...
Since the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) in 1924, Churchill Downs has annually presented a gold trophy to the winning owner. History is unclear about if a trophy was presented in 1875 to the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, and trophy presentations were sporadically made in following yea...
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