While Art Collector won't compete in this weekend's Kentucky Derby, Drury said that he expects the horse will be able to race in the Preakness Stakes, the Triple Crown finale, on Oct. 3.

Crew competitions will again determine the winner of the May 3 Great Steamboat Race, a Kentucky Derby Festival staple event that the festival continues to tweak in effort to sustain interest. The ...

Churchill Downs has released the 2018 "Official Art of the Kentucky Derby," by award-winning American and Kentucky painter Lynn Dunbar.

Churchill Downs today released the 2024 "Official Art of the Kentucky Derby" by Kentucky artist, Wylie Caudill. Originally from Cynthiana, Ky., Wylie Caudill is renowned for his exceptional talent ...

The Kentucky Derby Museum shows "The Greatest Race" about eight times per day.Nearly 200,000 people from across the world visit the museum every year.The Greatest Race started in 1985 as a slideshow.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thunder Over Louisville is in the books, but Kentucky Derby Festival (KDF) events are just getting started. The next big event is The Great Steamboat Race, a KDF ...

BOAT WIN IN CHEERS. KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS TOASTED AS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AND OLDEST TRADITIONS RETURNS THIS WEEK. THE GREAT STEAMBOAT RACE WILL CHURN UP RIVER ON THE OHIO WEDNESDAY ...

The Belle of Louisville is dropping out of the Great Steamboat Race, slated for April 30, and will be replaced by its sister vessel, officials recently announced. The Kentucky Derby Festival said ...

She even jokes that Kentucky is like her second home and has made some amazing connections here. "I'm just in love with horses and horse racing and grew up loving horses," Lee said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Belle of Louisville will not be participating in this year's Great Steamboat Race after a leak was discovered during final inspection, according to the Kentucky Derby ...

Belle of Louisville scratches from Great Steamboat Race ahead of 2025 Kentucky Derby. ... The boat will race for 14 miles against the Belle of Cincinnati with a 6 p.m. start time on April 30.

Art Sherman was the exercise rider for 1955 Kentucky Derby winner Swaps before becoming a licensed jockey in 1957. He switched to training in 1979 and had won just 15 graded stakes races when ...