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2025 Kentucky Derby: Meet the contenders and watch them run
Saturday’s field was set through the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a collection of races that paid points toward qualifying.
Scenes from Churchill Downs where the 151st Kentucky Derby will take place
The Kentucky Derby airs Saturday on NBC, and historic Churchill Downs is preparing for the annual Run for the Roses ...
2025 Kentucky Derby: Built withdraws from the Run for the Roses, Neoequos moves into field
Neoequos is now in the 2025 Kentucky Derby field. Built will skip the Run for the Roses; run in Pat Day Mile on Kentucky ...
Kentucky Derby 2025: From Junior Alvarado to Irad Ortiz, meet jockeys for Run for Roses
Based on the current Kentucky Derby leaderboard, here are the jockeys who'll participate in this year's Run for the Roses on ...
Why the Kentucky Derby Has Never Felt Weirder
Across its 150-year existence, the Kentucky Derby has produced so many storybook results that people have ascribed near-mythical status to the ...
Bob Baffert in Kentucky Derby by the numbers: HOF trainer goes for record 7th win in race
Bob Baffert will go for a record 7th Kentucky Derby win at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Here's a look back at his history in ...
Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 151st running of the race
The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event.
Want to ‘bet the gray’ in the 2025 Kentucky Derby? There are three options.
This is not the story for anyone looking for substantive handicapping advice for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. You can find that advice from the Herald-Leader’s group of horse racing experts elsewhere.