Feb. 14 (UPI) --The Road to the Kentucky Derby becomes an expressway this weekend, with stops in Louisiana and New Mexico likely to sort out some real contenders from the pretenders. Elsewhere ...

Fair Grounds' road to the first Saturday in May rolls on with the Grade II, $500,000 Risen Star Stakes, the first race of 2025 offering 50 Kentucky Derby points to the winner and an almost assured ...

16 (UPI) --Much of the country is bracing for yet another round of fierce winter weather with the latest front poised to belt the central ... and dangerous winds. In Kentucky, at least eight ...

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot hopes his first-choice side will handle the emotion of Goodison Park's final Merseyside derby better than the second string whose "unacceptable" performance resulted ...

Eight of the entrants have already earned points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The $1.25 million Rebel (G2) is annually one of the most lucrative of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps. The 2025 edition ...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Series that determines preferences for horses getting into the Derby starting gate has been tweaked this year to award a lower total ...

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Forecast issued at 4:25 pm WST on Wednesday 19 February 2025. Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the far north, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.

Texas freshman guard Tre Johnson is averaging an SEC-best 19.3 points per game. How does Kentucky plan to stop him?