Churchill Downs publicity manager Kevin Kerstein tells us that Barbaro was a champion thoroughbred who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby "in one of the most dominating fashions," but shattered his leg ...

President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first ...

The last time a Derby winner won another race at Churchill Downs was 1998.The four-year-old colt, who hadn’t won since his Derby victory, delivered a strong performance under jockey Brian Hernandez.

As thousands of visitors enter Churchill Downs Saturday for the 151st Kentucky Derby, ... A statue of Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day is seen in the paddock area at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2019.

NEW ORLEANS — Churchill Downs may not seek a racing permit to run horses at the Fair Grounds for the 2025-2026 season, according to sources at the state capitol.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3. Here are the odds, post positions, and horses for the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Hall of Fame horse racing trainer D. Wayne Lukas has been hospitalized and won't return to training. Churchill Downs made the announcement about the 89-year-old after speaking with members of ...

The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event. Twenty horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs in ...

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, KY says they are pausing capital projects at the racetrack due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, KY says they are pausing capital projects at the racetrack due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs ...

A statue of Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day is seen in the paddock area at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2019. The facilities On the horizon of the Churchill Downs are two white steeples — the Twin ...