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Kentucky Wesleyan College has announced the dates for its annual Summer Road Trip, a series of local and regio...

Tickets for Kentucky Derby Week and the entire 44-day Spring Meet at Churchill Downs go on sale this week.

Racing fan and track announcer Jonathan Horowitz suggests ways to keep Thoroughbred racing stars from retiring to stud at an early age.

“It’s been an awesome couple of months,” Bauer said. “The credit first goes to our team and the Rigneys for putting these talented horses in our barn. They deserve it the most.”

Rigney Racing’s Warrior Johny, an eye-catching 8 ½-length allowance winner one month ago at Saratoga, will test stakes company for the first time in Saturday night’s second running of the $275,000 Bourbon Trail at Churchill Downs.

Echo Zulu was set to run in the $500,000 Acorn (G1) on the Belmont Stakes undercard but was a late scratch on the advice of the track veterinarian on the way to the starting gate.

Horse racing on the Kentucky circuit shifts to Churchill Downs on Thursday, Sept. 15 with the first of three Twilight Thursday programs

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (Grade 2) winner Twilight Gleaming (IRE) is set to face 11 rivals in Saturday night’s =$160,000 Mamzelle

With everything opening back up, Louisville is gearing for a fun summer loaded with festivals and events.

May 19th, 2021 Fans watch racing on a Downs After Dark card at Churchill Downs in 2018. (Eclipse Sportswire) Two of the three jewels in the 2021 Triple Crown are in the books following Rombauers win in the Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico, and the racing world catches a breath this week as owners of top 3-year-olds determine whether to join Rombauer in the June 5 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, the centerpiece of a spectacular stakes-packed weekend at Belmont Park. In the meantim...