The journey to the Kentucky Derby 2026 and Kentucky Oaks officially kicks off today at Churchill Downs! Witness the start of the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Road to the Kentucky Oaks as the ...

Breffni Farm’s homebred Royal Spa led every step of the way in Saturday’s 41st running of the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Locust ...

A Steve Asmussen trainee won the first qualifying race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

Daughter of Rock Your World earned 10 points toward qualifying for the filly classic next May at Churchill Downs and provided ...

On the shelf since early May, Grade 1 winner was game to score in her first start back at Churchill Downs and set a stakes ...

Spice Runner rallied to edge Comport in Saturday's Iroquois (G3), the first of 36 qualifying races toward the 2026 Kentucky ...

Heider Family Stables' BARACCA (f, 2, Oscar Performance–Shop Again, by Wild Again) belied odds of 8-1 to score a good-looking victory while making her career debut sprinting over the main track at ...

Gun Runner, the Three Chimneys sensation whose yearlings topped the first four days of the ongoing Keeneland September sale, showed once again why he's in such demand as Spice Runner (c, 2, Gun Runner ...

The road to qualifying for the 2026 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks begins this week. Here's what to know about Churchill Downs’ September Meet: ...

The September Meet also marks the beginning of the Road to the Kentucky Derby, the first of 36 races where horses have a chance to qualify and earn points. Churchill Downs will host 11 stakes races ...

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First responders can get in free to the historic race track on Thursday afternoon for the start of the September Meet.