The post position draw for the Kentucky Derby did little to change anyone's idea that Journalism is the horse to watch Saturday.

Journalism, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby and four in a row, was installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite after drawing post eight in the 20-horse field. The post positions for the Kentucky Derby, and most ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The post position draws for this year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks took place Saturday night at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Journalism— trained by Michael McCarthy and to be ridden by Umberto Rispoli — was installed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the Kentucky Derby and was given post position No. 8 in the...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — When you figure in racetrack conditions, traffic issues, weather and post positions, there is more than just speed that goes into the making of a Kentucky Derby winner.

Still, speed is a definite requirement. So with that in mind, who are the fastest horses for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby, the state’s premier thoroughbred racing event, might be ever so slightly less crowded this year and tickets might not even sell out, according to Churchill Downs, thanks to President Trump’s trade war.

CEO Bill Carstanjen, in discussing the Louisville-based gambling and racing company’s first-quarter...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — There’s less than a week to go until the field for the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby is officially set.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby will be run May 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

This coming Saturday, April 26, is when the post-position draw will take place for both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks. Both the ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Churchill Downs on Wednesday announced that the Kentucky racetrack, soon to host the annual Kentucky Derby, is pausing a major expansion due to President Trump’s tariffs and overall economic uncertainty.

The Louisville-based gambling and racing company made the announcement as it released first-quarter earnings, which were ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — All of the meaningful qualification races have now been run on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby.

The final qualifying race of consequence for the Derby took place Tuesday night in Lexington. Burnham Square won the Grade 1, $1.25 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland to secure the top spot on the Derby qualifying ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Aron Wellman knows a thing or two about horse racing. He gave up a lucrative practice as a litigator to follow this crazy dream of running a racing partnership, where there are no negotiated settlements and your chances of losing are much greater on the track than in a courtroom.

He formed a partnership group called Eclipse, ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The expected field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby continues to come into focus.

Less than 35 days remain until the 151st edition of the Run for the Roses, which will take place beneath the Twin Spires at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 3.

The Kentucky Derby Championship Series — a group of 16 races that includes the top ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit against Santa Anita executives argues officials at the legendary track conspired to blame trainers for the horse fatality crisis in 2019.

The suit, filed by longtime former publicity director Mike Willman, alleges that Santa Anita "directly and indirectly instructed [Willman] to mislead government investigators, ...Read more