Horse racing is similar to tennis in the way that some perform better on certain surfaces. Two 30-1 longshots in the 2025 Kentucky Derby field will race on dirt for the first time on Saturday at ...

The Kentucky Derby started the 2025 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown Saturday with a field of 19 horses set to race in the annual Run for the Roses. Sovereignty, who came in with 5-1 ...

All eyes are on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, as the 151st annual Kentucky Derby horse race gets underway this afternoon. Post time for the Kentucky Derby will take place at 3:57 p.m ...

On Saturday, 20 horses will take the track at Churchill Downs looking to win horse racing's most prestigious event. Journalism enters the event as the favorite, but that hasn't been a major ...

New challenges make it hard to envision more. Here's what you need to know about what horses can race in the Kentucky Derby and how they qualify: According to the Kentucky Derby race card ...

The race marked famed trainer Bob Baffert's first trip to the derby after a three-year ban from the track. Churchill Downs had suspended him after his horse, Medina Spirit, failed a drugs test ...

The Kentucky Derby is the biggest event in horse racing and a race that every horse owner, breeder and jockey wants to take part in. Many of the usual horse owners will once again see if their ...

As many as 160,000 people will gather Saturday for the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, many in attendance have never attended a horse race and don't know how to ...

Perhaps another horse has grabbed their attention. Visit courier-journal.com to see who the staff is picking to win the race. Chris Sims is a digital content producer at Midwest Connect Gannett.

For every race that’s run across the country, each horse is assigned a Beyer speed rating, based on an algorithm designed to flatten out variances between different race lengths and track ...