Right to Party, who had drawn the coveted No. 5 gate for the 152nd Kentucky Derby, has been scratched from the field of 20 contenders just 24 hours before the annual Run for the Roses. Regulatory ...

The final 24 hours before the Kentucky Derby are usually reserved for last-minute adjustments and quiet confidence. Trainers fine-tune strategy, jockeys settle into rhythm and fans begin locking in ...

New Derby entry Robusta's gate number has been updated in this story. Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corp. veterinarians huddled together outside thoroughbred trainer Kenny McPeek’s office just ...

Veterinarians at Churchill Downs told trainer Kenny McPeek Friday morning they hadn’t liked what they had seen in the McPeek-trained Right to Party for the last three days and they scratched him for ...

The feeling outside Barn 41 the morning of May 1 felt like the MLB or NFL trade deadline as trainer Doug O'Neill and his team waited to discover whether or not Robusta would draw in off the ...

May 1 - Right to Party was scratched from the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Friday, the day before the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. The decision ‌was made by regulatory veterinarians on hand in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Cristian Torres waited his whole life to ride in the Kentucky Derby. In line to get his first chance on Saturday, it looked like the rising-star jockey would have to wait at least ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Two horses have been dropped from Derby and Oaks Friday morning. The Kentucky Derby announced that Right to Party officially scratched from Derby 152, making him the third ...

Dannielynn Birkhead may be stepping away from the spotlight. The daughter of Larry Birkhead and the late Anna Nicole Smith has made it a tradition to make her singular public appearance every year at ...

Dannielynn Birkhead was not horsing around with her 2026 Kentucky Derby party look. The daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith made quite the statement at the annual Barnstable-Brown Gala on May 1, ...

Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY's live May 1 coverage of the 2026 Kentucky Derby here. Right to Party, who had drawn the coveted No. 5 gate for the 152nd Kentucky Derby, has been scratched from the ...