Kentucky Derby is more popular than most any other horse race because it pays out more cash than any other race during the year. Since it is so heavily televised, thousands of bettors see the fate of their bet happen in front of their eyes in just a matter of seconds; it is truly an...
In celebration of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7, Chicago q will open at 10:00AM and will be showing the televised race. Derby fans can look forward to exciting specials all day, including $5 Mint Juleps and $10 Bourbon Flights, $5 Derby Pie, $5.95 Deviled Egg Flights and $7....
Post time is 5:45 p.m. EDT. Horses can be scratched for any reason no later than Friday morning at 9 a.m. The race and pre/post-race events will be televised from 3–6 p.m. on NBCSN or heard on the Horse Racing Radio Network. The fields, post positions and morning line wageri...
Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, opened in 1875. Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark had attended Epsom Derby in England and wanted to develop a racetrack to showcase Kentucky breeders. Today Churchill Downs sits on 147 acres and is recognizable by the twin spires on top of the gr...
The 43rd WLKY Bell Awards will be televised on Saturday, October 10, from 8 to 9 p.m. on WLKY. In addition to Reverend Elliott’s honor, 10 adults and two high school youths will receive the presti...
May 3, 1952 -The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time. 1956 -The first Kentucky Derby Festival is held. This annual event runs for the two weeks preceding the actual races. 1968 -Dancer’s Image wins but fails a drug test and is disqualified.Second-place finisher Forwa...