Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 149th Kentucky Derby to be held May 6 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Whipping racehorses for ...

The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at last weekend's Kentucky Derby has been issued a fine and suspension for striking the 3-year-old colt with his riding crop an excessive amount during the ...

A late surge down the closing stretch won Sovereignty the 151st Kentucky Derby, as he outran the morning line favorite Journalism to the finish line. But the way that strong close happened came at a ...

Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable limit of ...

Whipping racehorses for reasons unrelated to safety is illegal in some countries, and although it remains the practice at the Kentucky Derby, use of the riding crop is regulated. New U.S. racing rules ...