Derby News

The highlight of the summer meeting at the coastal attraction is led by multiple Grade 1 winner Journalism who finished in the top two in each of the three legs of the Triple Crown for conditioner Michael McCarthy.

A well-matched field of nine sophomores will run seven-eighths on the Colonial Downs dirt in Saturday’s $125,000 Star De Naskra S.

Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni can turn up in a wide variety of races as their careers go on. Some develop into sprinters. Others turn out to be turf horses.

Only one person—Todd Pletcher, Lukas' former assistant—has started more horses in the race, with 65.

An outstanding field of seven three-year-old fillies will travel nine furlongs on the Saratoga lawn in Saturday’s $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational S. (G1).

Did you know three of the nine horses entered in Saturday’s $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis contested the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1)?

The 1930s were the decade of a dynasty, one clad in white with red polka dots, those colors ubiquitous in the winner’s circles at Churchill Downs, Pimlico, and Belmont Park. Belair Stud’s domination started with Gallant Fox’s Triple Crown and continued...

Join us throughout today's closing weekend at Churchill Downs for Saturday racing with the Stephen Foster Stakes 2025 as the highlight of the evening. We will be here with expert picks, odds, exclusive interviews and more as we offer LIVE coverage of...

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Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas had many legendary achievements at Churchill Downs beyond the Kentucky Derby.