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Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) at Churchill Downs is shaping up as a rematch of the 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1).
Following the Derby, Wilkes sent Burnham Square to his string at the Skylight Training Center, located about 40 minutes from Churchill Downs. The gelded son of Liam’s Map had three works over ...
A total of 11 runners from this year's Kentucky Derby will be back in action during this Belmont Stakes weekend. The top three finishers will reappear in the third jewel of the Triple Crown ...
Sovereignty, Journalism, and Baeza—the top three finishers from the Kentucky Derby (G1)—are set for a rematch in Saturday’s $2 million Belmont (G1) at Saratoga, the third and final leg of the Triple ...
The 2025 Belmont Stakes field includes Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, Preakness Stakes winner Journalism and other top horses for trainer Todd Pletcher.
This year, Sovereignty, the triumphant winner of the 151st Kentucky Derby, will take center stage in the museum’s updated Winner’s Circle exhibit, opening in early June.Each year, the museum ...
On a muddy track in a stirring down-the-stretch duel, Sovereignty ruled them all at the 151st Kentucky Derby. You can own a piece of horse racing history with a commemorative page print from The ...
Local artist Mike Prather at work painting a life-sized horse replica of Derby winner Sovereignty for the Kentucky Derby Museum's Winner's Circle exhibit on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
At first, the Kentucky Derby was run at 1 1/12 miles, which is the same distance as the Epsom Derby. The distance changed in 1896 to its current 1 1/14 miles. On May 17th, 1875, in front of an ...
The Kentucky Derby Festival has released dates for its signature events for 2026. After being canceled in 2025 because of flooding, Thunder Over Louisville will return on Saturday, April 18.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival released dates for its signature events for the 2026 season. Each year, KDF hosts more than 70 events that lead up to the Kentucky Derby.