Kentucky

Kentucky Juvenile Stakes

Greg Wolf & Sara Elbadwi look ahead to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs this weekend.

After just missing in her debut, West Memorial delivered a sustained run through the stretch to post a 1 3/4-length victory in the $247,165 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes May 2 at Churchill Downs.

I may regret making this declaration, but I feel like Saturday's 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs is shaping up as one of the most straightforward Derbys to handicap in recent years.

Fierceness and Sierra Leone meet for the first time May 4 when they battle 18 other 3-year-olds before an expected crowd of more than 150,000 fans in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs

The top five finishers from the Risen Star Stakes (G2) are all entered in the Kentucky Derby (G1). Frank Angst talks with Chad Brown, trainer of Risen Star winner Sierra Leone, and Bill Mott, trainer of fourth-place Resilience.

The historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is set for May 4 and once again the opening leg of the Triple Crown stands center stage in the sport.

It took some time for Godolphin to secure its first Kentucky Oaks (G1), but Sheikh Mohammed's successful international breeding and racing operation might not need to wait long for a second victory in the 1 1/8-mile test for 3-year-old fillies.

Ellis Starr: Sierra Leone is a very smart horse, and when given his cue to speed up, he does just that. In the Kentucky Derby, this kind of on-command acceleration should allow Sierra Leone to quickly overtake a lot of…

Take a look at the field for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1), as the contenders put in their final preparations for the May 4 classic at Churchill Downs.