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Following a 35-year riding career that included more than 5,000 victories, jockey Corey Lanerie announced he will retire at the conclusion of the Churchill Downs Spring Meet on Sunday, June 28.
Lanerie, 51, will leave the sport with mounts that earned...

Spendthrift Farm’s Grade I winner and beaten Kentucky Derby 152 favorite Further Ado will attempt to get his summer campaign back on track in Sunday’s $500,000 Matt Winn Stakes (Grade III) at Churchill Downs, a race trainer Brad Cox has previously...

Saturday’s $225,000 Mighty Beau Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs will give Grade I winner Troubleshooting another opportunity to showcase the talent trainer Greg Foley always believed was there.
“He’s continued to get better as he’s gotten older,”...

Select tickets for the 153rd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve and Longines Kentucky Oaks will be available for purchase today (Thursday) at noon ET.
 
Two-day all-inclusive reserved seating tickets to the 153rd Longines...

Wathnan Racing’s 2025 Dubai World Cup (Grade I) winner Hit Show returns to Churchill Downs to headline a field of eight older horses entered in next Saturday’s seventh running of the $300,000 Blame Stakes (GIII), one of seven stakes on Stephen Foster...

Kentucky Derby 152 alumni and several connections based at Churchill Downs and Trackside Louisville will take center stage Saturday in the 151st running of the $2 million Preakness Stakes (Grade I) at Laurel Park.
The 1 3/16-mile Preakness field includes...

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...