Triple Crown

The 150th Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday and won by Mystik Dan.

The Kentucky Derby will remain on NBC through 2032 after the network and Churchill Downs Inc. extended their contract through 2032. The deal was announced hours before the running of the 150th race on Saturday.

Anna Nicole Smith’s daugther Dannielynn Birkhead and her father Larry Birkhead were seen on Saturday gearing up for the 150th edition of the prestigious Kentucky Derby.

Larry Demeritte has run horses on Kentucky Derby day in the past, just never in the big race. The 74-year-old trainer says it was all practice for Saturday, when he will saddle West Saratoga in the Derby.

The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this Saturday. America’s longest continuously held sporting event has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and pandemics, including COVID-19 in 2020.

Here’s how much it costs to get into Churchill Downs and witness the 150th Kentucky Derby live in-person.

Larry Demeritte is just the second Black trainer since 1951 with a horse in the Kentucky Derby, a race that was dominated in its early years by winning Black trainers.

From towering hat designs festooned with ribbons to delicate fascinators, the modern taste for the Derby’s trademark accessory has spawned contests at parties, and given business a boost for milliners.

Nearly 120,000 mint juleps are sipped at Churchill Downs every year. Here’s how to make your own.

The paddock area was expanded from 5,100 to 12,000 square feet and more than doubled capacity from 1,000 to 2,400 people.

From Donerail (91-1) in 1913 to Rich Strike (80-1) in 2022, here’s a breakdown of the 10 biggest upsets in Kentucky Derby history.

There’s been a change to the 2024 Kentucky Derby field.