The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm

Pricilla Schaefer, exercise rider for Danny Gargan, gets to ride two Kentucky Derby contenders each morning in Dornoch and Society Man.

Long known for his skill in training turf horses, Phil D'Amato is making the most of an opportunity with the 3-year-old dirt horse Stronghold, winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and pointed to the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 4 at Churchill Downs.

Ribble Farms, Michael Eiserman, Earl Silver, Kenneth Fishbein, and Dave Fishbein's Honor Marie drilled an eye-catching five-furlong bullet in :59 1/5 at Churchill Downs April 25, his final work before the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1).

Kentucky Derby (G1) favorites Fierceness and Sierra Leone will open as the second and third choices behind Muth in the Preakness Future Wager when the final pool opens April 26.

Officials with Churchill Downs Inc. April 25 sounded a bit like a gift giver looking forward to the receiver's reaction as they discussed changes, centered on a $200 million new paddock, that await fans arriving Kentucky Derby week this year.

With just 10 days until the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1), most contenders completed routine gallops April 24 as they gear up for their final published workouts this weekend. Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Stronghold made his first pre-Derby appearance.

Jockey Ryusei Sakai, one of the rising stars in Japan racing, flew to Louisville, Ky., this week to be aboard UAE Derby (G2) winner Forever Young for his penultimate breeze ahead of the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1).

On May 4 the Kentucky Derby (G1) will be run for the 150th time at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., with more than 120,000 fans in attendance under the track's iconic Twin Spires and tens of millions more watching around the world.

Trainer Whit Beckman discusses finding a jockey, Ben Curtis, for Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful Honor Marie and his involvement with racing.

As the sporting world turns its attention to the Kentucky Derby (G1), a focus that will include questions about racing's safety record, industry efforts to ensure the well-being of competitors and the integrity of racing started months ago.

Ben Curtis couldn't have imagined securing a mount in the Kentucky Derby (G1) just six months after moving his tack to the United States, but the impossible took a step toward reality after Honor Marie finished second in the Louisiana Derby (G2).

Todd Pletcher discusses champion 2-year-old male Fierceness' first day on the Churchill Downs track as he prepares for the Kentucky Derby (G1), owner Mike Repole, and his Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopefuls.

Ireland native Ben Curtis only started riding in the U.S. in November 2023, but has already managed to secure a Kentucky Derby (G1) mount aboard Honor Marie.

The Churchill Downs track is getting busier and busier by the day, but all eyes were trained on one specific horse the morning of April 23 as Fierceness, the likely favorite for the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1), took his first spin around the oval.

Granpollo Stable's Grand Mo the First breezes six furlongs at Gulfstream Park in preparation for a start in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm.

Chad Brown talks to the media about Sierra Leone following the colt's first appearance on the Churchill Downs track.

Bill Mott discusses Resilience and Just F Y I after their five furlong workouts April 22.

Junior Alvarado discusses Resilience and Just F Y I after the pair breezed at Churchill Downs April 22 ahead of their respective planned starts in the May 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) and May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1).