Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first ...

The artwork features five thoroughbreds at the starting gate with red roses and will appear on various merchandise. The commemorative mint julep glass, a popular collectible since 1938, lists every ...

Churchill Downs Racetrack has revealed the official Mint Julep Glass and "Art of the Kentucky Derby" for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve -- both designed by ...

Probably no one who was alive then, or who has seen Secretariat’s unbelievable Belmont Stakes performance on video, will ever forget Chic Anderson’s rousing call: “Secretariat is moving like a ...

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, which will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Seating options range from general admission infield tickets to premium reserved seats with varying ...

Secretariat, the legendary racehorse, left an indelible mark as the quintessential American icon of horse racing. Capturing the elusive Triple Crown during five electric weeks in the spring of 1973, ...

The 2026 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs Racetrack will serve as an official qualifier on the Road to the Kentucky Derby in the next American horse racing season. The 2026 Virginia Derby will be held ...

The official Road to the Kentucky Derby will begin Sept. 13 at the home of America's greatest race as Churchill Downs stages the 44th running of the $300,000 Iroquois (G3) for 2-year-olds at one mile ...

FRANKLIN — Having dominated the most lucrative races for 3-year-olds on dirt this year with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado now will try to ...

“When it came to running, he could fly,” Turcotte once said of the famed horse Jerry Cooke/Sports Illustrated via Getty Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode Secretariat to a Triple Crown in 1973 and ...

Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84. Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the ...