Bill Luster, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for The Courier Journal and regular contributor to BloodHorse, ...

Bull Lea, a cornerstone of Calumet Farm's legendary success, was more than just a racehorse; he became a transformative sire ...

Journalism, second in the Kentucky Derby, survived a rough bumping match early in the Preakness Stakes stretch, then ran on ...

Willie Martinez splits his year riding thoroughbred horses at Presque Isle Downs and Tampa Bay Downs. What keeps him racing ...

The Kentucky Derby is famously known as the “Fastest ... millions of dollars on the line (along with some, ahem, nice post-retirement benefits for the winning horse). A horse’s attempts ...

Olivia "Livvy" Dunne responded to critics over her awkward "Riders Up" call at the Kentucky Oaks, the day before the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in May 2025.

The Kentucky Derby may be over in two minutes ... The only Triple Crown winner to retire unbeaten, Justify is proving as powerful in the breeding shed as he was on the track.

QUITE A STUD: This Thoroughbred didn't win the Kentucky Derby. But he's dominating it in "retirement." “It takes $3.5 million a year to operate Old Friends and all of our farms, and I would put ...

The only Triple Crown winner to retire without being beaten, Justify became the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a 2-year-old. Thus far, Justify’s ...

Award-winning broadcaster Mike Tirico left his seat in the middle of NBC’s coverage of the big race at Churchill Downs after having a severe allergic reaction to something he ate ...

In 43 years at The Courier Journal, Bill Luster contributed to two Pulitzer Prizes and was named to the Kentucky Journalism ...