What do you say to the horse that just won you your first Kentucky Derby? As he was being led back to the grandstand side ...

The Road to the 2026 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks kicked off on Saturday with two point qualifying races at Churchill Downs.  Florida-bred Taken by the Wind ...

Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Junior Alvarado goes through the conversations he has with trainers in the paddock and after unsaddling ...

Sovereignty has won six straight races with the 39-year-old Junior Alvarado in the saddle, including powerhouse victories ...

Thursday's DRF Race of the Day is Churchill Downs’ 8th race. Post Time is scheduled for 8:26 p.m. ET. David Aragona and Ashley Mailloux analyze the race and sha ...

Even though it was “just a prep,” as jockey Junior Alvarado said after the race, Sovereignty was just too good for his four rivals in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Jim Dandy at Saratoga. The Kentucky ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes champion Sovereignty rallied after losing position heading into the final turn to win the $500,000 Jim Dandy by a length at Saratoga on ...

Trainer Bill Mott is jubilant after his trainee Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado, won the Jim Dandy at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, July 26, 2025 in Saratoga Springs. Mott Racing team ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Sovereignty outran Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch in the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, the race once again showcasing the best in ...

Colonial Downs ventures into new territory Saturday with a highly anticipated Festival of Racing in New Kent County. The post time for the 12-race card is noon. Mystik Dan will become the first ...

Trainer Bill Mott congratulates jockey Junior Alvarado as he sits atop Sovereignty after winning the 62nd running of the Jim Dandy presented by Mohegan Sun at the Saratoga Race Course Saturday July 26 ...