The 71st Kentucky Derby Festival will run for a month leading up to the Kentucky Derby in 2026. Dates for major events like Thunder Over Louisville and the Great Steamboat Race have been released.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Kentucky Derby Festival released dates for its signature events for the 2026 season. Each year, KDF hosts more than 70 events that lead up to the Kentucky Derby.

Among the items available will be merchandise from the 2025 collection and more unique collectibles like Pegasus Pins and ...

Kentucky Derby Festivities wrapped up over a month ago but there was one more that had a chance to make families smile.

The Kentucky Derby Festival has released dates for its signature events for 2026. After being canceled in 2025 because of flooding, Thunder Over Louisville will return on Saturday, April 18.

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In one of the most anticipated showdowns in recent racing memory, Godolphin’s homebred Kentucky Derby-winner Sovereignty stormed home a radiant winner over ...

Godolphin’s Kentucky homebred Sovereignty (post 2, Junior Alvarado, 2-1 morning line) closed to win the Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs by 1 1/2 lengths over Journalism.

Just one day after the Kentucky Oaks, Godolphin claimed the garland of roses in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby with Sovereignty, who is targeting the Grade 1, $2 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA ...