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2025 Kentucky Derby Week at Churchill Downs: Post times, ticket info and stakes schedule
Everything you need to know — tickets, parking, more — about Opening Night and Kentucky Derby Week as the 2025 Spring Meet ...
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Churchill CEO says demand for some Kentucky Derby tickets is down, blames economy
The Kentucky Derby, the state’s premier thoroughbred racing event, might be ever so slightly less crowded this year and tickets might not even sell out, according to Churchill Downs, thanks to ...
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Kentucky Derby 151 guide to everything you need to know for Oaks and Derby Days
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville and Churchill Downs are the center of thoroughbred horse racing, as the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby happens on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Run for ...
With a last-minute entry, Kenny McPeek is back in the Kentucky Derby
After winning the Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby double last year, trainer Kenny McPeek is back in the Derby, this time with a ...
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Churchill Downs pausing renovations due to Trump tariffs ahead of 2025 KY Derby
Churchill Downs on Wednesday announced that the Kentucky racetrack, soon to host the annual Kentucky Derby, is pausing a major expansion due to President Trump’s tariffs and overall economic ...
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‘We love it’: People from across the country make it to Churchill Downs for Opening Night
Hundreds of people gathered at Churchill Downs to kick off a week of events leading up to the 151st Kentucky Derby.
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Aron Wellman will ‘believe big’ in Journalism at Kentucky Derby
The co-owner of the likely May 3 favorite, working in horse racing since he was 8 and cleaning stalls, says ‘nothing compares ...
How Churchill Downs Serves 120,000 Mint Juleps, From Distillery to Derby
The Kentucky Derby’s famous Mint Julep has four ingredients. Arguably the biggest star doesn’t even show up in the signature ...