Kentucky Derby

Victor Espinoza won the elusive Triple Crown of horse racing in 2015. Find out how he stays fit and why, for jockeys, there is no offseason.

An airplane circled above Churchill Downs on Saturday, flying a banner behind it: “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor,” it said.

Authentic led all the way to win a Kentucky Derby unlike any other.

Authentic upset Belmont Stakes Winner Tiz the Law to win the 146th Kentucky Derby. This year’s derby was postponed from May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Churchill Downs Racetrack will continue its tradition of playing “My Old Kentucky Home” at the start of the Kentucky Derby despite criticism of the song about American slavery.

The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history after Churchill Downs scrapped plans to have 23,000 physically distanced, masked fans at Saturday’s rescheduled Triple Crown race due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the first time spectators will not be allowed to attend the race. That means no iconic scene of thoroughbreds…

Change is slow in coming to the Kentucky Derby

The 146th Kentucky Derby finally gets underway on Saturday after being postponed due to the coronavirus. LX News talked to Westpoint Thoroughbreds Racing Manager Erin Birkenhauer about training her horse Winning Impression and the challenges facing this year’s “Run for the Roses.”

It’s the most prestigious prize in horse racing – and the most elusive

The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history

The Kentucky Derby will run without fans for the first time

With the welcome news that Churchdown Hills will open to limited spectators for this year’s Kentucky Derby, local businesses are gearing up once again to prepare for horse racing’s biggest event.

Churchill Downs says the rescheduled Kentucky Derby and Oaks will run this fall with spectators under strict guidelines to limit crowd density for the race that annually attracts more than 150,000

Eerily empty grandstands. Masked jockeys. Shuttered betting windows. For Tiz the Law trainer Barclay Tagg, no finer way to round out a career Triple Crown. “I’m not trying to be a jerk about it,” the 82-year-old said. “But I thought the quiet, to me, was very nice.” Everything was strange about this Belmont Stakes, except the winner. Heavily favored...

Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4-mile race featuring computer-generated imagery was held Saturday, the same day the 146th Derby had been scheduled until it was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Derby has been re-set for Sept. 5….

How to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, the Mint Julep.

The official drink of the Kentucky Derby is the bourbon-based Mint Julep. Have you ever wondered where bourbon comes from or how it gets made? “1st Look” got a lesson in how to properly distill and age the liquor.

Secretariat is the early 7-2 favorite for this weekend’s virtual Kentucky Derby, an animated race between all 13 Triple Crown winners on the day the Derby would have been held before the coronavirus pandemic postponed it.

What does a “farrier” do? 1st Look gets up close with one to learn how to make and attach horseshoes to race horses.