It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that a lot of money is annually on the line at the Kentucky Derby. Millions of ...

Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode the legendary Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973 and won more than 3,000 races over his two-decade career, died Friday morning of natural causes at his home in ...

It's Friday - that means it's time for StoryCorps. On the eve of a Kentucky Derby, we remember America's first Black female jockey. Cheryl White grew up on a horse farm in Ohio. In 1971, as a teenager ...

Jose Ortiz won the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with horse Golden Tempo, beating his brother in the process.

Each year The Jockey Club publishes a report about how it supports the Thoroughbred industry. The 2025 report can be found here: The Jockey Club 2025 Industry Impact Report. Since 2010, The Jockey ...

Jockey Eliseo Ruiz is under investigation after a suspicious end to a race on March 31. An investigation is underway at Parx Racing after jockey Eliseo Ruiz is under scrutiny for his actions — or ...

The Jockey Club has announced a pilot project, the Mare Incentive Program, that waives registration fees for certain 2026 foals of mares that meet criteria defined by The Jockey Club. "The Jockey Club ...

In 2004, an old fraternity brother gave Ken McPeek a call, looking for a favor.

Kentucky Derby horse Great White got spooked and threw jockey Alex Achard at the starting gate. The horse was scratched and Golden Tempo won in a major upset.