2024 marks the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Louisville's Churchill Downs, the longest continuously-held sporting event in America. Apr 28 Meet the Kentucky Derby horses running in the 2024 race A field of 20 horses is set to launch from the starting gate for the 2024 Kentucky Der...
So Sandford bought a horse. That horse is running in the Kentucky Derby – the most prestigious horserace in America – this weekend. The Sandford also have a trainer and a world-champion jockey, and they are now in Louisville getting ready for the run for the roses, the Daily Herald rep...
Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed postrace drug test of 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit. ...
The first Saturday in May marks another Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs.NBC’s coverage of the 150thKentucky Derby— the first of 2024’s Triple Crown races — begins May 4 at 2:30 pm ET (streaming onPeacock). With the main event scheduled for a 6:57 pm ET start, you could ...
The retired outfielder has shares of more than a dozen thoroughbreds, and on Saturday has the chance to become a Kentucky Derby-winning owner with Dornoch running in the 150th running of the famous race. “It’s surreal: We kind of got into this as a hobby, and it’s turned into a...
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The Santa Anita Derby will award qualification points for the 150thKentucky Derby, which NBC Sports will present Saturday, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. In addition to the Santa Anita Derby, this Saturday’s show will focus on the Road to the Kentucky Derby races and majo...
Barbaro in the Kentucky DerbyBarbaro, ridden by Edgar Prado, racing across the finish line to win the 132nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., May 2006.(more) In America, interest in horse racing exploded after the Civil War. By 1890 there were 314 racetracks...
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The 2022 Kentucky Derby will be run for the 148th time on Saturday, May 7 at historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.