PENDLETON — One mistake aside, the first varsity start at quarterback for Pendleton Heights junior Brandt Gray was very nearly perfect. A mix of methodical running and big-play passing on offense and ...

Of the 118 gray or roan horses to enter the Derby since 1930, only eight have won the race. Three gray horses won the Derby between 1997 and 2005 but only one has finished better than third in the ...

PENDLETON — Meeting new friends and teammates is nothing new to senior Aubriana Gray. Last summer, she joined Pendleton Heights — her fourth high school in four years — after previous stints in ...

Walk near the betting windows or along the paddock on a day of live Thoroughbred racing, and you’re bound to hear it if a horse of a certain color is preparing for a trip to the starting gate. “I ...

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 151st Kentucky Derby to be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville. This is not the story ...

This is not the story for anyone looking for substantive handicapping advice for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. You can find that advice from the Herald-Leader’s group of horse racing experts elsewhere.