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Churchill Charlie, the mascot of Churchill Downs, welcomed guests on Opening Night of the Spring Meet, which kicked off the 2025 Kentucky Derby Week.
Mike Anderson, the president of Churchill Downs Racetrack, takes us behind the scenes and shares his favorite places to watch ...
Even after winning the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, Kenny McPeek didn’t think he’d have a horse for No. 151.
"Not everybody can go to a Taylor Swift concert, not everybody can go to a Super Bowl...they're hard tickets to come by," a ...
By Tim Sullivan Kentucky Lantern Beyond Kentucky’s borders, horse racing is a sport in steep decline. Within the Commonwealth ...
He has a pair of contenders in Rodriguez and Citizen Bull at the race he values most, eager to put the suspension behind him.
Fastest Kentucky Derby Times. Below is the list of the 11 fastest times in the history of the race. You'll see why we picked ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For all the hustle and bustle of Kentucky Derby week, Monday begins quietly at Churchill Downs. In the ...
Render Judgment, a colt co-owned by Keith’s Dream Walkin’ Farms, is officially set to compete in the 150th Kentucky Derby on ...
Chestnut Hall is one of more than a dozen farms operated by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation around the United States.
For the second straight year, the Derby total purse is $5 million, with the winning owner earning $1.3 million and a gold ...
Since April 28, 1985, more than 7.2 million people have visited the museum to take in the stories that built the Kentucky ...