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Fueled by a $73,662 score on Kentucky Derby 152 winner Golden Tempo, Ed Deicke won the record-setting Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge (KDBC), while Ryan Petrunyak outlasted a competitive season-long leaderboard to capture the inaugural TwinSpires Tour...

OGMA Investments, JR Ranch, High Step Racing, TCC Stables and Bruce Zoldan’s The Puma was declared out of Kentucky Derby 152 Saturday morning.

Churchill Downs Racetrack has announced a dynamic lineup of onsite activations taking place at the 152nd Kentucky Derby from new and returning partners. Spanning a diverse range of fan-focused categories, this year’s collaborations underscore Churchill...

Kentucky Derby Week kicks off Saturday as Churchill Downs opens its 44-day Spring Meet, offering massive pools, new wagers and the chance at huge paydays.
 
Annually, Kentucky Derby Day produces some of the largest betting pools in the sport. Last...

Renegade is expected to be the morning-line favorite for Kentucky Derby 152, but Churchill Downs morning line oddsmaker Nick Tammaro sees a wide-open race with Commandment and Further Ado forming a tightly grouped trio at the top.
“It would be foolish...

Churchill Downs Racetrack (“Churchill Downs”) invites the community to enjoy a day at the track during Kentucky Derby Week with the return of Sunday racing. Guests wearing an official 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Pin will receive free general...

Chester Browman Sr.’s Wood Memorial (Grade II) runner-up Right to Party was made one of five late Triple Crown nominees through a late $6,000 payment that was due Monday.
 
The other late nominees (pending late mail) are Cypress Creek Equine and...

Mike Battaglia, who has served as Churchill Downs’ morning line oddsmaker for more than five decades, will retire from the role ahead of the 44-day Spring Meet, ending a remarkable 51-year run.
 
Battaglia had been responsible for setting the morning...

“Inside Churchill Downs,” the popular weekly horse racing radio show, returns for its 12th season Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN Louisville’s ESPN 680/105.7.
 
Co-hosted by Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Communications Team – Darren Rogers and...

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, television personality, and entrepreneur Camille Kostek, alongside Emmy Award-winning studio analyst, media personality and NFL alumnus Nate Burleson, will be the celebrity hosts at Sports Illustrated’s Club SI, the...