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).

For the second time in five days, Bill Mott sent his duo of Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) winner Resilience and 2023 champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I to the Churchill Downs track for published workouts.

Blue Grass Stakes (G1) winner and leading Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Sierra Leone made his first trip around the Churchill Downs oval at 7:30 a.m. April 22 after arriving from Keeneland the previous morning.

For the second time in five days, Bill Mott sent his duo of Wood Memorial (G2) winner Resilience and 2023 champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I to the Churchill Downs track for a published workout.

Trainer Christophe Clement, who earlier in the week said that Deterministic was "unlikely" to run in the Kentucky Derby after an eighth-place finish as the favorite in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack, made that decision official April 21.

It was a quiet Sunday morning at Churchill Downs April 21 following a day that saw 12 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders complete published workouts.

Rose Petal Stable's multiple stakes winner Copper Tax came with a steady run down the center of the track to reel in stubborn pacesetter Speedyness and edge clear by three-quarters of a length in the $125,000 Federico Tesio at Laurel Park April 20.

Chad Brown trainees and Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders Sierra Leone and Domestic Product both turned in works April 20.