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.

The 152nd Kentucky Derby is less than two weeks away.The prep races are complete and nearly all of the expected entries have just one work left before being ready to go in this year’s Run for the ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live May 1 coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby here. The 2026 Kentucky Derby will showcase 20 of the world's most elite 3-year-old thoroughbreds, all competing for ...

I first wrote about the importance of 12-second furlongs and the Kentucky Derby for BloodHorse back in 2004. Since then, my findings have been mostly confined to a subscription page at The Downey ...

Hall of Famer Javier Castellano filled a gap on his résumé three years ago when he swung Mage wide into the stretch and rallied from off the pace to win his first Kentucky Derby. Now, he's back in ...

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The 152nd edition of the Kentucky Derby will electrify the legendary Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, one week from today. Saturday’s post-position draw revealed where each of the 20 elite ...

Kentucky Derby 152 is set for May 2 at Churchill Downs, where the top thoroughbreds in horse racing will once again take center stage. Last year’s race saw trainer Bill Mott’s Sovereignty capture the ...

The field for the most exciting two minutes in sports is about to be set. The post position draw for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, which kicks off this year's Triple Crown series, will be held Saturday at ...

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 ...

Four horses come into the 2026 Kentucky Derby with odds lower than 10-1. It's more likely than not that one of Renegade, Commandment, Further Ado and Chief Wallabee come away with the first leg of the ...