Golden Tempo wins 152nd Kentucky Derby, making history for its trainer

Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown.

• May 3

Meet the Kentucky Derby horses who ran in the 2026 race

The Kentucky Derby saw a field of 18 horses Saturday in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown.

• May 2

Sovereignty wins the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby

Sovereignty defeated a field of 18 challengers to win the 151st Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs.

• May 3, 2025

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby in stunning photo finish

It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.

• May 4, 2024

Meet the Kentucky Derby horses running in the 2024 race

A field of 20 horses is set to launch from the starting gate for the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

• May 4, 2024

Jena Antonucci becomes first female trainer to win Belmont Stakes

Arcangelo won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years.

• Jun 10, 2023

Mage wins 149th Kentucky Derby amid controversy over horse deaths

A string of horse deaths cast a pall for some Kentucky Derby-goers on a mostly cloudy and warm day.

• May 6, 2023

2 horses die, early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race

Two horses died on Saturday, and it was the fifth scratch this week from the $3 million race.

• May 6, 2023

Forte, considered favorite in Kentucky Derby, scratched morning of race

The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days leading up to Saturday's race.

• May 6, 2023

80-1 shot Rich Strike races to huge upset in Kentucky Derby

Rich Strike wasn't even in the Derby field until Friday when Ethereal Road was scratched, making room for the colt trained by Eric Reed. Both Leon and Reed were in their first Derby.

• May 7, 2022