Caleb Hays has been tabbed head starter at Churchill Downs and Turfway Park, and Todd Stephens was named head starter at Ellis Park ...

It a virtual repeat of the Kentucky Derby, Sovereignty ran past Journalism in the stretch run of Saturday's Belmont Stakes to win the final leg of the Triple Crown series.

The Memorial Day weekend brings historic races back to Santa Anita, while the international program has top-flight racing from Hong Kong, Japan, Ireland and France and a Breeders' Cup "Win and You ...

Now the Kentucky Derby favorite and Preakness winner gets his shot to turn the tables on Sovereignty, who beat him fair and square—with no obvious excuses—in the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby ...

The race predated the Kentucky Derby by two years, though it was also something of a nomad in the early going. The Preakness moved to Morris Park in New York for the 1890 running, then wasn’t held for ...

The Preakness field, set to be confirmed at the May 12 post-position draw, promises an exciting betting landscape. Journalism, the Kentucky Derby runner-up and early favorite, holds 5-2 odds.

May 5 (UPI) --With an exciting Kentucky Derby in the books, attention shifts the second jewel of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, and the possibility of a series ...

Churchill Downs also has a shorter turf track closer to the infield. How long is the Kentucky Derby track? The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles, or 10 furlongs. A furlong is 1/8 of a mile.

So let's break it down. There's a reason that this is the most spectacular of the Triple Crown races and the Kentucky Derby purse size and payouts to the winner and more is certainly part of that ...

Final Gambit (17-1 odds) was fourth. Sovereignty won the 2025 Kentucky Derby in 2:02.32. The Churchill Downs main track was sloppy Saturday following significant rainfall in recent days.

There could be a break in the rain in time for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby, as the rain probability drops to 40% from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., but even if it's not actively raining, the track ...