Held at the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, the Kentucky Derby, also known as "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports," is a big (big!) race. The 2025 Kentucky Derby purse will once again be $5 million, matching the record-breaking payout from Derby ...

Sovereignty was jockeyed by Junior Alvarado. This marks his first career win at the Kentucky Derby.

Citizen Bull is coming off a surprising fourth-place finish in the G1 Santa Anita Derby on April 5 — a race won by Journalism. Prior to that, he was considered a top Kentucky Derby contender after winning the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and being named champion 2-year-old male.

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NBC Sports will provide coverage of 15 races starting Friday and taking you all the way up to the Derby. Live coverage time: Begins at 2:30 p.m. ET

Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby.

The jockey who rode the winning horse in the 2025 Kentucky Derby has been fined by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority for striking his horse with a crop more times than the rules allow.

Good Cheer won the 2025 Kentucky Oaks as fans in pink celebrated racing, tradition, and women’s health at Churchill Downs' iconic Oaks Day.