Kentucky Derby News

The debt crisis in Dubai was being closely monitored Friday by buyers and sellers of high-end racehorses, but there was no immediate indication Dubai's ruler would scale back his enormous financial ties to the industry in the United States and elsewhere.

For eight long and lonely years, John Brunetti sat defeated inside his office at Hialeah Park, dreaming of this day.

While you'll likely be spending Black Friday elbowing people at Target for $3 appliances, you Kentucky Derby fans will want to do some hotel shopping before braving the crowds.

Ira "Babe" Hanford, who rode Bold Venture to a stunning victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died.

Ira "Babe" Hanford who won the 1936 Kentucky Derby aboard Bold Venture passed away on November 21st in Ocala, Florida, at the age of 91 after a lengthy illness.

Luke Kenley, a member of the Indiana Senate for almost 18 years, should have known better.

"Team Zenyatta" won the 2009 Turf Publicists of America Big Sport of Turfdom Award.

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ANDERSONA , Ind. - To hear state Sen. Luke Kenley tell it, his free tickets to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby - and the free meals that came with it - were all a misunderstanding.

The Kentucky Derby festival in Louisville Kentucky got its start back in 1935 with a week long celebration that included: a parade, a riverfront regatta, and also an orchestral concert.

Catesby W. Clay, chairman of Runnymede Farm near Paris, Ky., is this year's Thoroughbred Club honor guest.

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer.

" Churchill Downs unveiled the official artwork for the 136th runnings of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Friday in the Director's Room at Churchill Downs.

Authorities have announced charges against the owner of a beauty clinic that allegedly performed a botched buttock job on Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzman.

The focus will be on identifying 2-year-old candidates for the Run for the Roses.

The Kentucky Derby Museum, already closed for repairs from the August flooding, plans new attractions as part of a $5.5 million exhibit face-lift that will push back its reopening to April 18, officials said this week.

Churchill Downs Incorporated announced today that Churchill Downs Incorporated and Youbet.com Incorporated have entered into a definitive merger agreement, and will host a related conference call to discuss the merger on Thursday, Nov.

The Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation is hosting their Fall Extravaganza with the Young Professionals Association of Louisville on November 14th.

The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is missing its leading lady, with defending champion Zenyatta pitting her 13-0 record against the boys on the second day of the season-ending world championships.

If the Retail world sees the end of the year as the Triple Crown, Halloween would be the Kentucky Derby.