Murphy, who would become an American Hall of Fame jockey, was born in Clark County in 1861. He became one of the most famous ...

A stakes-heavy card Saturday at Churchill Downs, including 2024 Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan, tops weekend horse racing.

War Admiral, ridden by Charles Kurtsinger, wins the Triple Crown with a three-length victory over Sceneshifter in the Belmont Stakes. Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Triple Crown by 25 ...

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. LOUISVILLE, Ky.

Forty years ago the Jersey Derby - now held at Monmouth Park - was the race that changed the Triple Crown forever.

Horse racing has long felt like an insular group of white-haired church ladies who sit in empty pews on Sunday morning, look ...

Sovereignty ran away with the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at a muddy Churchill ... wanted to know if the horse would attempt to win the Triple Crown. The Preakness, set for May 17, is the ...