The 151st running of the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 3 at Churchill Downs offers not only a purse of $5 million, with $3.1 million going to the winning connections, it also sets the stage for one of the entrants to become world famous with a victory in the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.”
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Chunk of Gold Takes Trainer Ethan West, 32, to First Kentucky Derby
Ethan West, 32, didn’t expect to find himself in the position of saddling a Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve starter so early in his training career, which launched in 2018.
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy is all smiles as he returns to racing just hours after mysterious car crash riddle
It's believed that the crash occurred shortly after Murphy, 29, raced at Leicester on Saturday afternoon - where he won three times in the seven-race event.
2025 Kentucky Derby at a Glance
What started in late summer, continued in the fall and icy days of winter, and blossomed in the spring has come to an end. All of the preps, workouts, speculation and analysis on the Road to the Kentucky Derby are done.
