Of all the winners of the Kentucky Derby, perhaps no other horse has put together a resume as strong as that of Ben Brush. Possessed of a fine pedigree, Ben Brush was twice a champion on the track ...

His horses have earned more than $85 million during a 36-year career that includes five Kentucky Derby races. "I came here for the track's second season. The (prize) purses were banging and Erie ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Larry Demeritte, a trainer who realized his dream of running a horse in the Kentucky Derby last year, has died. He was 75. His wife, Inga, said her husband died Monday night of ...

Graded stakes-winning trainer Larry Demeritte, who inspired many in battling cancer while training 2024 Kentucky Derby (G1) starter West Saratoga , died May 19 in Louisville, Ky., according to the ...

On May 3, 2025, the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby was an exciting event at Churchill Downs, where Sovereignty emerged as the unexpected yet deserving winner on a rain-soaked track. Sovereignty, ...

May 19 (UPI) --Will Preakness Stakes winner Journalism face off with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty in the Belmont Stakes? Stay tuned. His trainer isn't even sure where Journalism is going when ...

BALTIMORE — Sovereignty is not running out of that starting gate in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. Yet he is still the talk of Pimlico Race Course ...

McCarthy's Journalism is the 8-5 morning line favorite to win Saturday evening in the 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes after finishing a strong second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby two ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable ...