Churchill Downs

It is the first Saturday in May, 2002; my first Kentucky Derby as Sports Illustrated's horse racing writer, following the deep footprints of my former SI colleague, Bill Nack. Ninety minutes prior to the race, SI...

The story of the 134th Kentucky Derby begins and ends with Big Brown. Not the handicapping story, the story story.

Three adult siblings will sit in a spectator box this Saturday at Churchill Downs to watch the Kentucky Derby. They will dress for the occasion, bet foolishly on slow horses and surely sip a mint julep or two. Come...

Bode Miller will again win World Cup races at the dizzying pace he set from 2002 through '05. But he'll still be ripped for partying away the 2006 Olympics while in the prime of his career.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- There is no sporting event in the U.S. quite like the Breeders' Cup, which unfolds for the 23rd time on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs.