The Kentucky Derby -- the greatest two minutes in sports -- is back in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 7. The Kentucky Derby is an event defined by pomp and fanfare, complete with big hats, mint juleps ...
Rich Strike wasn’t in the Derby field until Friday when Ethereal Road was scratched. That allowed jockey Sonny Leon and trainer Eric Reed to win the famed race in their very first attempt. Rich Strike ...
The first Kentucky Derby was contested on May 17, 1875 — the third Monday of the month instead of the first Saturday — in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 fans. Aristides, ridden by Oliver Lewis, ...