The 59-year-old Wilkes is a former exercise rider and assistant trainer for two-time Derby-winning trainer Carl Nafzger.

Ian Wilkes' exercise rider Mark Cutler knows a thing or two about riding a good horse having been the regular exercise rider ...

Kentucky Derby field set! Baeza, Journalism, Sovereignty lead contenders. Get odds, workouts, and trainer insights for the ...

Sovereignty is the 5-1 second choice in the 20-horse field for the May 3 race, while Sandman is the 6-1 third choice.

The first Saturday in May means it’s time for the 151st Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously held sporting event.

Citizen Bull, the Eclipse Award-winning champion of 2024 as the nation’s top 2-year-old, put the finishing touches on his ...

Render Judgment, a colt co-owned by Keith’s Dream Walkin’ Farms, is officially set to compete in the 150th Kentucky Derby on ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The winner of the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks said Monday he's back and hoping for a repeat this ...

I like to tell people I haven't picked the winner of the Kentucky Derby since Sunday Silence shocked Easy Goer and the horse ...

Sandman, trained by Mark Casse, won the Arkansas Derby. Bill Mott-trained Sovereignty enters off a runner-up finish in the Florida Derby to Tappan Street, whom Louisville-born trainer Brad Cox ...

Kentucky Derby contender Grande works at Churchill Downs on April 27, 2025. Trainer is Todd Pletcher. Career is three starts ...

Another busy weekend in horse racing saw the Kentucky Derby field set, as well as one shocker and one not in Hong Kong.