LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Horses are back on the track at Churchill Downs and the excitement is growing as there's one week until the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby. Opening Night at ...

Opening Night festivities feature a first post of 5 p.m. and will include the draws for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby. Gates open at 4 p.m., and tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com .

The on-track action leading up to Kentucky Derby 151 kicks off Saturday night. The theme for the opening of the Spring Meet is a celebration of the Roaring 20s, with a Great Gatsby-inspired evening.

Celebrate the 151st Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks with post-position draws. This year’s theme for Opening Night is Great Gatsby-inspired. Guests are encouraged to dress in their finest 1920s attire ...

One week before the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1), Churchill Downs opens April 26 with a nighttime card to kick off its 43-day spring meet. Though the $200,000 Roxelana Stakes at six furlongs on dirt ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Churchill Downs kicked off Derby week with a blast from the past, as the sounds of the roaring 20s filled the iconic racetrack on opening night.

Miss Kentucky, Chapel Tinius, hangs horse cards the board to set the field for Kentucky Derby 2025 on opening night at Churchill Downs. Saturday, 26, 2025 / Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal / USA ...

What time does the 2025 Kentucky Derby race start? The Kentucky Derby race traditionally begins at 6:57 p.m. ET. ... with coverage starting at noon right through the opening gate later that evening.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby takes place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3. ... The sun sets in the background of the Barbaro statue on opening night of the spring meet at Churchill Downs.

This week marks the 151st Kentucky Derby race — the first of three horse races that make up the Triple Crown. On Saturday, 19 horses will line up at Churchill Downs in Louisville to run the 1.25 ...

Following Saturday night’s post-position draw, the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” is now set. The 2025 Kentucky Derby, following several defections over the last two weeks, drew an ...