Since coming to the mainland United States from Puerto Rico in 1990, Velazquez has become one of racing's elite riders. He is a two-time winner of the Eclipse Award as outstanding jockey and ranks ...

Each spring America’s Best Racing compiles a slideshow with photos of the talented cast of 3-year-olds on target for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. The 2026 edition of the 1 ¼-mile ...

The thrill of the race, the excitement of placing a winning bet, the taste of your first mint julep—there’s nothing like the lifestyle that surrounds one of the oldest, most enduring sports in America ...

The $1.5 million, Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks is the marquee race each spring for elite 3-year-old fillies. This year the 152nd edition will be held May 1 at Churchill Downs as the best fillies in ...

Winning the Kentucky Derby is the goal of any Thoroughbred jockey due to several factors. First, it’s the most famous and prestigious race in the world, and that’s enough for most riders. Second, it ...

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in Louisville, Ky., is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875, and held the first Kentucky Derby ...

Betting on a horse race for the first time — even the first few times — can be an intimidating endeavor. How do I chose which horse to bet? What are all of these options? This video that walks you ...

Originally from Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico, Ortiz is a graduate of that country’s Escuela Vocacional Hípica, a school for prospective jockeys. His grandfather, also named Irad Ortiz, was a jockey, ...

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. native Cherie DeVaux spent over a decade as an assistant trainer to Chuck Simon and then Chad Brown before starting her own stable in 2018. Based in Kentucky, DeVaux built her ...

Winter weather continues to wreak havoc across North America, and the horse racing calendar is affected again with the rescheduling of a prominent Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep.

Further Ado began his career as a 2-year-old on July 26, 2025, with a fifth-place debut in a six-furlong maiden race at Saratoga, but he wasted little time after that getting his first career victory ...

Litmus Test won his career debut on Aug. 16, 2025, at Del Mar for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. He followed with a third-place finish behind stablemate Brant in the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity Sept.