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How much do jockeys make at 2025 Kentucky Derby? Prize money, payout for winning
The 2025 purse matches the record-breaking purse from 2024. On a race card, three prominent names are usually ...
‘Happy to be back’: Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby return includes two horses in the race
With his ban from Churchill Downs-owned tracks behind him, horse racing's most famous trainer knows this week is "all about ...
Kentucky Derby 2025: When is the race? Plus start time, post positions, field and everything else you need to know
Post position matters quite a bit at the Kentucky Derby. Horses in the earlier post positions have traditionally performed ...
Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby with 2 contenders after serving a 3-year suspension
Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in four years, having served his punishment for Medina Spirit’s ...
Kentucky Derby 2025 Contenders, Lineup and Pedigree for All Entries in the Field
American Promise, trained by the great D. Wayne Lukas, won the Virginia Derby and is versatile enough to come from any ...
Japan's Derby hopefuls chasing history, flash in final prep
The pair of Japanese horses entered in the Kentucky Derby turned in their final work on the Churchill Downs dirt track on ...
2025 Kentucky Derby: Meet the contenders and watch them run
Saturday’s field was set through the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a collection of races that paid points toward qualifying.
D. Wayne Lukas is 89 and wants to win a 5th Kentucky Derby. He’s up before dawn in pursuit of it
D. Wayne Lukas is easy to spot before dawn at Churchill Downs. He is one of the few Kentucky Derby trainers atop a stable ...