Editor's note: Follow coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby throughout the day. The Kentucky Derby has been run since 1875, but the “Run for the Roses” part? That didn’t start until a few years later ...

Update from Churchill Downs: The Puma (7-1) has scratched the morning of the 2026 Kentucky Derby because of swelling in his leg due to a skin infection. The horse, trained by Gustavo Delgado, was in ...

With a storied history dating back to 1875, the Kentucky Derby stands as the crown jewel of American horse racing, and the excitement is mounting with just days to go before the 2026 running. This ...

Triple Crown season kicks off on Saturday, May 2 at 6:57 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., with the 2026 Kentucky Derby. There has not been a Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018, ...

The 152nd Run for the Roses is set for Saturday at 6:57 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., with trainer Todd Pletcher looking for his third Kentucky Derby victory and first since 2017.

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The Kentucky Derby is quickly approaching today in Louisville, Kentucky. The draw has been revealed and the early odds set. Looking for some start-of-the-week advice on how the race could turn out? We ...

The Road to the Roses is over, and now the spotlight shifts to Churchill Downs, where the 152nd Kentucky Derby is ready to take over Louisville in all its glorious chaos. From the buzz of the post ...

The Kentucky Derby is one of those events that sports fans know is a big deal, even if they only check in on horse racing once a year. It is fast, flashy, tradition-heavy and usually packed with ...

A new group of star horses is about to be introduced at the Kentucky Derby. Twenty of the world's fastest thoroughbreds will compete at Churchill Downs this year in the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Trainer John Oxley was inspired after reading fellow trainer Arthur Hancock’s memoir, Dark Horses. The book was about Hancock’s life as the son of a racing legend, Arthur “Bull” Hancock, Jr., and the ...

The 152nd running of the "Run for the Roses" takes place this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown and is famously ...