Although the horses don’t break from the gate at Churchill Downs until Saturday evening, Christ Child Society decided to get the party started early.

This year’s post-time favorite is likely to be Journalism, the Santa Anita Derby winner who enters the Kentucky Derby on a four-race winning streak. Trained by Michael McCarthy and to be ridden by ...

The Kentucky Derby is just around the corner, and excitement is building for the 151st running at Churchill Downs on Saturday ...

In what is known as the most exciting two minutes in sports, the 151st iteration of the Kentucky Derby will be stepping off ...

Churchill Downs will be painted pink for the first Friday in May. It’s a great day to enjoy a lily, celebrate kicking ...

Thurby at Churchill Downs honored Kentucky’s vibrant spirit with an exciting twist this year, featuring a collaboration with ...

Immigrant workers make up a large portion of the workforce on the backside of Churchill Downs. Experts say their role is ...

Baffert will saddle Citizen Bull, last year’s 2-year-old champion, in pursuit of a record-breaking seventh Derby win ...

The pair of Japanese horses entered in the Kentucky Derby turned in their final work on the Churchill Downs dirt track on ...

“Horses allowed us to circumvent our own biological limitations as a species,” said Timothy Winegard, a historian at Colorado Mesa University and author of a recent book, “The Horse.” “We combined our ...

The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event.

Churchill Downs hasn't paid property taxes since 2002. In that time, it's been making yearly payments to JCPS in lieu of taxes.