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From Last to Legend: Inside Golden Tempo’s Unlikely Kentucky Derby Triumph

The “lazy” horse stormed from the back in a chaotic stretch run, delivering trainer Cherie DeVaux a historic win and jockey José Ortiz familial bragging rights.

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The Triple Crown Is at a Crossroads Between a Modern Calendar and Tradition

By keeping Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty out of the Preakness last year, Bill Mott reignited horse racing’s long-simmering debate.

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The Exile Ends: Bob Baffert Steps Back Into the Kentucky Derby

The legendary trainer’s three-year ban from Churchill Downs is over, but the controversy and questions about his legacy still linger.

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Trainer Lonnie Briley Set to Make Kentucky Derby Debut: 'Never Even Dreamed About It'

After decades of breaking horses and reading blueprints, a self-made trainer from Louisiana gets his shot at the big one.

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Why the Kentucky Derby Has Never Felt Weirder

Since the death of the race ambassador in 2018, the run for the roses has seen surreal, chaotic results.

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John Calipari Sways Balance of Power Back His Way by Beating Kentucky in Return

Most former Wildcat coaches avoid a return to Rupp Arena. Cal stayed within the SEC and led Arkansas to an upset over a ranked team amid an otherwise disappointing season.

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Kentucky Derby fan or Coronation guest? Take our photo quiz to guess

Can you figure out who is in Louisville and who is in London?

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The Wild Life of the Last Black Jockey to Rule the Kentucky Derby

Jimmy Winkfield is just one of five men to win the prestigious race back-to-back in 1901 and ’02, but shortly after his triumph, U.S. horse racing turned its back on him—and everyone who looked like him.

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Emmett Till’s relatives lead protest to home of woman whose accusations led to his murder: ‘Justice was never served’

Till’s cousin Priscilla Sterling said that ‘white supremacy’ had freed Carolyn Bryant

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Courier Journal staff vote to unionize

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Gun used by Mexican cartel to shoot down military helicopter bought in US

Investigation into the 2015 incident revealed the 0.50-caliber weapon for the Jalisco cartel was purchased in Portland, Oregon

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After devastating floods, Kentucky residents now face high heat and power outages

"It's going to take years to rebuild. People left with absolutely nothing," said Gov. Andy Beshear, as recovery begins. "And we continue to find bodies of our brothers and sisters that we have lost."

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Bob Baffert Won’t Be at the Kentucky Derby, but Racing Still Can’t Shake Him

One of the most successful—and now controversial—trainers received a stark message: No one is bigger than Churchill Downs. But his presence still looms.

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Louisville native among eight named to Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame

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Elon's big decision: Good or evil?

Twitter should be treated the way newspapers once were — as a public trust. If Musk gets that, this might work out

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Gunman tried to shoot Louisville mayoral candidate in his office: cops

Louisville, Kentucky, mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg described himself and staff as “shaken but safe” after a gunman shot at him Monday, grazing the Democrat’s shirt and sweater, before fleeing.

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