The Latest Breaking News from Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby favourite withdrawn hours before race after four deaths in week

The Kentucky Derby has faced a tough week with four horses dying and favourite for the big race, Forte, has now been separately scratched from the event hours before the start

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2023

Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched Hours Before the Race

Forte is the fifth horse to scratch since the field was entered on Monday.

Sports Illustrated · May 6, 2023

Early Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race

The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby has been scratched hours before the race

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

19 horses to tangle in wide-open 149th Kentucky Derby

The cast of characters for the 149th Kentucky Derby was rewritten in the days leading up to Saturday's race

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

Everything you need to have a Kentucky Derby party at home

Everything you need to throw a good Kentucky Derby party!

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 5, 2023

Patrick Mahomes to join prestigious club with huge role in Kentucky Derby

Patrick Mahomes will be at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday to give the "Riders Up" declaration, following in the footsteps of NFL figures Sean Payton and Teddy Bridgewater

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023

The best and wildest hats of the 2023 Kentucky Oaks

Some amazing hats at the race the day before the Kentucky Derby.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 5, 2023

Here's how much this year's Kentucky Derby winner will earn

The prize purse is nothing to sneeze at, but that’s not where the real money is.

Fortune · May 5, 2023

Two Phil’s, out to ‘prove himself to everybody,’ gives Illinois its first Kentucky Derby contender since 2007

The chestnut colt, which trains at Hawthorne Race Course, has won four races since debuting last summer — including a victory at Churchill Downs.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 5, 2023

Kentucky Derby 2023: Confirmed full list of 19 runners and riders for US racing showpiece

Long time favourite Forte is heading a 19-strong field for Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs where Forte's trainer Todd Pletcher has three contenders in the field

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023