LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wed, Nov. 12): Tickets for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on will go on sale to the public Thursday, Nov. 13, at noon ET, Churchill Downs announced. The 152nd running of the Derby will be held on Saturday, May 2.
The horse racing calendar moves into mid-November with highlights including the Claiming Crown series Saturday, Nov. 15 at Churchill Downs and ongoing racing at Aqueduct, Del Mar, and Woodbine.
If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. Never fear, America’s Best Racing is here to help.
The Kentucky Derby is the most-watched horse race of the year in the United States and is widely considered one of the most important sporting events in the country, having grown to become much more than just a horse race since Aristides won the first edition in 1875.
Fasig-Tipton’s November Sale, the company’s prestigious breeding stock sale, takes place Nov. 3 in Lexington with some of the highest-quality weanlings, broodmares, and broodmare or racing prospects in North America on offer.
