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Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 2:00 AM EDT
|By Brady Williams and Keaton Eberly
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ellis Park Racing & Gaming in Henderson.
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Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Horse trainer Bob Baffert has been issued a suspension in New York scheduled to last through the beginning of next year.
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Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Kent Taylor
Peter Pan winner We the People is the 2-1 favorite
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Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Darren Rogers
Final work before June 11 Belmont Stakes
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
The ruling was filed on May 15, stating Cox’s horse, Warrior’s Charge, had failed a blood test following the 2021 Stephen Foster Stakes after containing phenylbutazone over the legal concentration.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By Charles Gazaway
There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2022.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Days after winning the Kentucky Derby, the jockey of winning Derby horse Rich Strike was issued a four-day suspension for “careless riding.”
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Nick Picht
Before Lukas won the Oaks with Secret Oath on Friday, he scratched Ethereal Road from the Derby that morning, making way for Derby winner Rich Strike to make the field.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By David Mattingly
Anyone following a hunch on this long shot could have ended up feeling like they were striking it rich.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 7:07 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Rich Strike pulled off a big upset and wins the 148th Kentucky Derby.
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Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 6:07 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Two K-9 officers, who are also birth sisters, got a chance to see each other again after serving hundreds of miles apart.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By Julia Huffman
Here are the post positions and odds for the 2022 Kentucky Derby thoroughbreds.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Julia Huffman
2022 Kentucky Oaks Survivors Parade
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 11:48 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
The stars shined bright in Louisville ahead of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at several gala events.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
We have a winner!
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By Julia Huffman
For the first time since 2019, the Run for the Lilies returned to Churchill Downs Friday.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 11:33 AM EDT
|By Charles Gazaway
The scratch opened a spot in the race for an alternate entry.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Fellow exercise riders at Churchill Downs honored and remembered 20-year-old Callie Witt, the exercise rider who died after being thrown from a horse at Keeneland last Friday.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 10:24 PM EDT
|By Josh Ninke
Louisville is expecting plenty of rain and maybe even some strong storms during Oaks on Friday.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 10:13 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Two local leaders have made their picks for the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By Kent Taylor
First Derby horse in 31 years in the horse business
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 9:06 PM EDT
|By Kent Taylor
Louisville native found out about 2021 win via text
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 8:57 PM EDT
|By Kent Taylor
Trainer is 0-for-23 in Kentucky Derby
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 8:45 PM EDT
|By Kent Taylor
14 fillies will run for the lillies
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 6:58 PM EDT
|By Kennedy Hayes
Louisville Tourism found the city’s occupancy has passed pre-pandemic capacity numbers.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By David Mattingly
As Churchill Downs prepares to celebrate the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, a new book is again challenging the long-time tradition of the playing of “My Old Kentucky Home.”
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
The running of the Kentucky Oaks is only one day away, and Kroger florists are hard at work handcrafting the prize for the winning filly.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 1:20 PM EDT
|By Connie Leonard
Florent Geroux, Cyberknife's jockey, is thrilled with the attention and goodwill the horse’s name brings.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 10:06 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
With the Kentucky Derby back at full capacity, doctors warn that COVID is still around and guests should keep themselves protected.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 8:39 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt and Kathleen Ninke
This year’s ceremony featured the hometown favorite Belle of Louisville racing against longtime rival Belle of Cincinnati, and 2022 newcomer, the American Countess.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By Kennedy Hayes
The rain won’t ruin the races, though, and there are still ways you can avoid getting soaked and stay safe.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The fashion show is set to be held on Thursday, May 5.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
The ad honors all employees, starting with Ford, which claims that it employs more hourly workers than any other company in the United States
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By David Mattingly and Shellie Sylvestri
"Somebody’s out to destroy me and this is not right," Baffert said in calls recorded by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Nick Picht
Jockey Reylu Gutierrez and trainer Johnny Ortiz are riding Barber Road into Kentucky Derby 148.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Nick Picht
Mandaloun was eventually declared the winner of Kentucky Derby 147 after Medina Spirit tested positive for betamethasone.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By WAVE Staff
The following list includes closures and no parking zones lasting through the end of Derby Day.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
The Transit Authority of River City will be offering fare-free rides throughout the Kentucky Oaks and Derby to make sure people get home safely.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By Nick Picht
The department's Mounted Patrol Unit prepares 365 days a year to handle the Kentucky Derby crowds.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 3:09 PM EDT
|By Tori Gessner
The closer it gets to Derby, the more packed it is inside Pix Shoes in Downtown Louisville.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 2:23 PM EDT
|By Nick Picht
Alex Mazon, known as "Alex the Great," has been a fixture at his St. Matthews business for the last nine years, calling his shop his second home.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 2:21 PM EDT
|By Charles Gazaway
Janet Jackson and New Edition will be on stage at Lynn Family Stadium.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Sean Baute
Thousands of items have been unloaded that are meant to help the hundreds of thousands of people expected to walk through the gates of Churchill Downs during Derby weekend.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 6:54 PM EDT
|By Olivia Russell
Some of the state’s most well-known tourist attractions are taking advantage of the Kentucky Derby’s estimated $400 million economic impact.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 3:33 PM EDT
|By Dustin Vogt
Ahead of the Kentucky Derby, a local nonprofit organization promoting minorities in the horse racing industry received a generous donation from Churchill Downs.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By Tori Gessner
While some are picking out their hats, and others are picking their bets, first responders from 20 different local, state, and federal public safety agencies are prepared for the first, full-capacity Derby since 2019.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 8:53 PM EDT
|By WAVE Staff
Watch all the fun, excitement and high-speed thrills as the 2022 Kentucky Derby Festival Great Bed Races kick off on WAVE News.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 6:55 PM EDT
|By Olivia Russell
The goal is to be accessible to the workers and their families.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri
For the first time since 2019, the Run for the Roses and Run for the Lilies will fill Churchill Downs to capacity on May 6 and 7.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Connie Leonard
Now known as the “Hat Doctor,” Dr. Ilana Kogan is now a ‘Featured Milliner of Kentucky Derby 148′.