Kentucky Derby

Renegade opened Saturday as the morning line favorite for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, looking to overcome the inside rail post position that has not produced a winner in four decades.

Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended two days by the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority, whose rules allow a rider to use a whip six times in a race. He has 10 days to inform HISA if he plans to appeal.

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, meaning there won't be a Triple Crown champion for a seventh consecutive year.

A hard fall in March left jockey Junior Alvarado with an injured shoulder, but the Venezuelan put it behind him with the ride of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby.

Sovereignty outdueled 3-1 favorite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop on Saturday.

The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby set new records. WUKY’s Karyn Czar reports.

The second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown could be absent of 150th Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan and other contenders who contributedto the thrilling three-wide photo finish.

Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a dramatic three-horse photo finish, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young for the upset victory. It was the 10th Derby to be decided by a nose, the closest margin in horse racing.

Today, Churchill Downs is a sea of pink for the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks. Tomorrow, it's the Kentucky Derby. And Kentucky's first dog is in on the action. WUKY's Karyn Czar reports.

If you haven’t yet made your Derby Day plans, Keeneland is again throwing a big all day party. WUKY’s Samantha Lederman was at the track earlier today and got all the details from Keeneland spokesperson Lauren Sparrow.