Happy Derby Day! The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby will take place in a matter of hours with the top three-year-old colts embarking on The Run for the Roses on Saturday evening at Churchill ...

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race. Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchill Downs spokesman Darren Rogers. No immediate ...

Before the Kentucky Derby begins, you have to get to know the animals that make it happen. Nineteen of the world's fastest horses will compete at Churchill Downs this year in the first leg of the ...

Sovereignty made a late charge on a muddy track and raced past the favorite Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Journalism briefly took the lead in the stretch ...

The winner of the world’s biggest horse race will bring home $3.1 million, while runner-ups will receive between $1 million ...

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico stepped away from coverage of the Kentucky Derby on May 3 due to a nut allergy but says he’s doing well now. “I feel fine. I have my coffee, watching the (TODAY) show like I do ...

For Josh Groban, the second time will be the charm at the Kentucky Derby. The multiplatinum-selling Groban has been selected to sing the national anthem at the annual thoroughbred race, to be held May ...