Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live May 1 coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby here. Right to Party, who had drawn the coveted No. 5 gate for the 152nd Kentucky Derby, has been scratched from the ...

THIRLBY. WE BEGIN WITH LATE BREAKING NEWS. THE HORSE RACING COMMISSION IS SCRATCHING SEVERAL HORSES, INCLUDING ONE DERBY HORSE FOR SAFETY REASONS. GOOD EVENING. I’M RICK VAN HOOSE. I’M JENNIFER BAYLIS ...

As I’ve spent time walking around the backstretch at Churchill Downs in the weeks leading up to the 152nd Kentucky Derby, I have observed a level of anxiety pervading that hallowed space that goes ...

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. had already planned to scratch several horses entered May 4-6 at Churchill Downs but intended to keep Lord Miles in the Kentucky Derby (G1), but the Kentucky Horse Racing ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Only 18 horses will be racing in the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday evening, after a last-minute scratch of two competitors. The Puma has been battling a swollen leg from a skin ...

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 3, and Bob Baffert-trained horse Rodriguez is a late scratch to the field. Derby news: Bob Baffert trainee Rodriguez has scratched. That ...

A second horse has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, a day and a half before the 2025 race. Grande was scratched due to a foot bruise, owner Mike Repole announced Friday. The horse was ...

Two horses died at Churchill Downs earlier Saturday, and the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race, further blows to a sport already reeling from a series ...

The buildup to the 2023 Kentucky Derby has been chaotic and tragic. An expected Derby contender was euthanized. A Derby trainer was suspended indefinitely after mysterious horse deaths. On Thursday ...