horse racing

The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously running sporting event in the country. Despite its long history, horse racing is still evolving with the emergence of new technological advancements.

In Kentucky, prize purses for winning horse racers have risen sharply in recent years. Those purses have been fueled in large part by the growth in state-sanctioned gambling on historical horse race machines.

A far western Kentucky city council has approved an agreement with Churchill Downs to pave the way for the company to build a new historic horse racing gaming center.

A year after a spate of horse deaths at Churchill Downs, numerous investigations concluded with many questions unanswered. With a few new safety measures and upgraded technology, Churchill Downs said it's addressing safety concerns ahead of this year’s Kentucky Derby.

After the deaths of a dozen horses at Churchill Downs in less than a month, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority – or HISA – is holding an emergency summit at HISA headquarters in Lexington.

In the past week, four horses have died at Churchill Downs including a Kentucky Derby qualifier. Two more were pulled from their races due to injuries Wednesday.

House Republicans were in disagreement on Friday on whether to pass new restrictions on so-called “gray machines.”

Visitors at the backside of Churchill Downs experience what it takes to get a horse ready for the races.

The Kentucky House has passed a bill that would set a flat tax rate of 1.5% on all horse wagering in Kentucky.

The New York Times says Justify won the 2018 Triple Crown after a failed postrace drug test at a California track that could have kept the horse out of…