The Road to the Kentucky Derby returns to Churchill Downs next Saturday where Spendthrift Farm’s dominant maiden special weight winner Further Ado is set to test stakes company in the 99th running of ...

Further Ado put away Solider N Diplomat in the stretch and drew away late to win Saturday’s 99th running of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs by 1¾ lengths over a closing ...

Universe , a closing second in the 2025 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs after two earlier graded stakes placings, aims to turn the stakes corner as a newly turned 3-year-old in the ...

Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. suffered serious injuries after falling from his mount. Hernandez fell during a race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Hernandez won both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend's Kentucky Derby has been issued a fine and suspension for striking the 3-year-old colt with his riding crop an excessive amount during the ...

Thanksgiving is a time for turkey, family, and a stuffed weekend of graded stakes action. Churchill Downs' closing weekend and Del Mar’s Turf Festival lead the four-day holiday racing spectacle. The ...

(NEXSTAR/WDKY) – Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has been issued a suspension and ordered to pay a hefty fine ...

Bonuses totaling $350,000 are up for grabs to breeders of horses competing on the Stars of Tomorrow II Day at Churchill Downs on Nov. 29, in conjunction with the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association and ...

Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, is suspending operations after 12 animals died. Why are racehorse deaths so ...

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first ...