Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby. For more than a century, those seven words largely remained as the only fact known about the jockey who rode Aristides to victory in 1875. Now the rider — a ...

Star Louisiana-bred gelding finished the seven-furlong test at Delta Downs in a time just shy of his own track record Will Stein let his emotions flow in his postgame comments after a historic win ...

Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. On June 24, the Oliver Lewis Foundation and Churchill Downs unveiled a statue of Lewis, donated to the racetrack by his descendants. A journey that ...

French racing authorities voted earlier this year to allow geldings into Europe's premier middle-distance race starting next year Paulick Report Will Stein talks Kentucky's historic overtime win over ...

A tribute now stands at Churchill Downs, honoring the man who rode into history in the first Kentucky Derby. More than 150 years after winning the first Kentucky Derby at 18 years old, Oliver Lewis is ...