On display at Saturday's Kentucky Derby will be the speed and agility of these 1,000-pound animals. Experts say a healthy, safe environment brings out the best in a horse — but they still don't know ...

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider leaning forward above the saddle. Other horse ...

What makes a Kentucky Derby champion? Big hearts, immense lungs and powerful legs. LAURA UNGAR and CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writers May 2, 2025 May 2, 2025; 0; ×. SNTV ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider leaning forward above the saddle. Other horse-and-rider ...

Journalism enters this year's Kentucky Derby as the odds-on favorite. Justify's 2018 victory marks the last time a morning-line favorite has won at Churchill Downs.

Last year’s Kentucky Derby champion will once again be racing on the first Saturday in May — but a long way from Churchill Downs. The 2024 champion will run in the $200,000 Lake Ouachita ...

Three years after an 80-1 longshot stunned the horse racing world at Churchill Downs, Rich Strike's original trainer has reunited with the Kentucky Derby champion.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On a crisp, clear morning, a chestnut thoroughbred thundered down the dirt strip at Churchill Downs, his exercise rider leaning forward above the saddle. Other horse-and-rider ...