Inside the Kentucky Derby-Risen Star Preview
Feb 11, 2026
Paladin wins the Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct. (Photo by Coglianese Photo / Credit to Chelsea Durand)
The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins Saturday with the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. Darren Rogers and Kevin Kerstein provide a full review of that race along with Saturday's $1.5 million Saudi Derby and Sunday's $500,000 Sunland Derby.
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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