Inside the starting gates is a coordinated and technical process that has been developed over nearly 90 years of horse racing ...

NBC Sports' Mike Tirico says he "wasn't feeling well, couldn't go on with the show" on his exit Sunday from coverage of the ...

NBC Sports anchor Mike Tirico abruptly departed from Kentucky Derby coverage today after experiencing a 'significant reaction ...

This Sunday's cover story looks at how Churchill Downs starts the Kentucky Derby. At the helm of it all is the racetrack's ...

The 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is set for next Saturday ... digit odds find themselves on the far outside of the starting gate. Sovereignty (5-1) drew the 18 post while Sandman (6-1 ...

In its storied 151-year history, there is an infamous starting gate position that has never produced a Kentucky Derby winner.

But none will offer as many as Final Gambit, a 30-1 long shot on the morning line who is set to leave the same starting gate — post position No. 3 — as last year’s Derby winner, Mystik Dan.

But an injury to another horse during a workout bumped Render Judgment into the Top 20, securing his spot in the starting gate. Render Judgment is definitely a long shot to win the Derby ...

The Derby distance of 1 1/4 miles is a real concern for him. Also not helping matters is Citizen Bull’s starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. He’ll leave from post position No. 1, and that ...

Baeza, the No. 21 horse in the Derby program, will start the race from post position No. 20, the farthest to the outside. Rodr ...

It's time for the 151st Run for the Roses — aka the 2025 Kentucky Derby. The annual race at Kentucky's Churchill Downs will be run this evening, with all 20 horses expected to be out of the ...