Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will not run in the Preakness Stakes next weekend, trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday. DeVaux and owners decided to skip the Preakness and set their sights on ...

Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness, Cherie DeVaux Racing announced on Wednesday. “The horse just ran the race of his life,’’ trainer Cherie DeVaux told CNN Sports about the ...

Churchill Downs Inc. announced that all-sources wagering for the entire race week reached $487 million, a 13% year-over-year increase and a new handle record. Race week betting was up 13% ...

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Update from Churchill Downs: The Puma (7-1) has scratched the morning of the 2026 Kentucky Derby because of swelling in his leg due to a skin infection. The horse, trained by Gustavo Delgado, was in ...

The Kentucky Derby rarely needs help delivering drama, but the 2026 edition carried an added layer of intrigue from the moment Derby week began. From late scratches that reshaped the field to shifting ...

Golden Tempo captured the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, marking a historic first for female trainers. The 3-year-old bay thoroughbred colt charged down the final stretch in the 1 1/8-mile race to ...

Triple Crown season kicks off on Saturday, May 2 at 6:57 p.m. ET from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., with the 2026 Kentucky Derby. There has not been a Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018, ...

Golden Tempo — the horse who entered the Kentucky Derby with 23-1 odds to win — won the 152nd edition of the historic race on Saturday, making Cherie DeVaux the first woman to train the winner of the ...

The Kentucky Derby saw a field of 18 horses Saturday in the first leg of the 2026 competition for horse racing's Triple Crown. Golden Tempo, who entered the 1 1/4 mile race with 30-1 odds, defeated a ...

Here's everything you need to know about the Western Conference finals matchup between San Antonio and Oklahoma City. Prominent owner Mike Repole has had plenty of bad luck in the Kentucky Derby. He ...

The 2026 Kentucky Derby kicks off with early crowds and a wave of celebrity arrivals at Churchill Downs. Fans and VIPs step onto the grounds in bold fashion, setting the scene as one of the year’s ...