Happy Derby Day! The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby will take place in a matter of hours with the top three-year-old colts embarking on The Run for the Roses on Saturday evening at Churchill ...

Sovereignty made a late charge on a muddy track and raced past the favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Journalism briefly took the lead in the stretch ...

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchill Downs spokesman Darren Rogers. No immediate ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the ...

Before the Kentucky Derby begins, you have to get to know the animals that make it happen. Nineteen of the world's fastest horses will compete at Churchill Downs this year in the first leg of the ...

In a finish you have to see to believe, three horses hit the finish within a fraction of a second to end the race ...

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico stepped away from coverage of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 due to a nut allergy but says he’s doing well now. “I feel fine. I have my coffee, watching the (TODAY) show like I do ...