Inside the Kentucky Derby-Jeff Ruby Steaks, TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby Preview

Mar 18, 2026 Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein

Golden Tempo wins the Lecomte at Fair Grounds. (Photos by Benoit Photo)

Six weeks remain until the first Saturday in May and the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series heads to Turfway Park for the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks and to Fair Grounds for the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby. Kevin Kerstein and Darren Rogers preview all the action plus take a look back on last weeks Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs.

Inside the Kentucky Derby: Around the Downs is a is your home for exciting news, stories and insights from the people inside of historic Churchill Downs Racetrack. Hosts Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein provide a series of interviews with the people who work behind the scenes to make the Most Exiting Two Minutes in Sports happen. Inside the Kentucky Derby is presented by Woodford Reserve.

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