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The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here are five things you should know...

Police say a body has been found in the backside area at Churchill Downs, a few barns away from where Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another is kept.

I'll Have Another didn't seem to have the goods to win the Kentucky Derby. Sold as a yearling for a paltry $11,000, ridden by a rookie jockey hardly anyone knew and stuck in an outside post no horse had ever won from -- not exactly a blueprint for success at Churchill Downs.

Castrodale: From wacky hats to "the most exciting 2 minutes," the Run for the Roses is a total thrill... Churchill Downs somehow manages to be both timeless and anachronistic. Yes, it now has a set of thickly carpeted luxury suites and the famous twin spires have been refurbished more than Bruce Jenner’s face, but visiting the grounds still feels like you’ve stepped into a time machine that could drop you off anywhere between the late 19th century and the middle of last week.

At least five barns were damaged and horses were running loose Wednesday at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, after a powerful storm that spawned tornadoes blew through Louisville.

Nineteen horses and their riders geared up on Saturday for the nation's most celebrated horse race -- and first leg of the Triple Crown -- as an estimated 150,000 spectators gathered to watch the 137th edition of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Jockey Calvin Borel guides the horse to victory on the inside rail, giving trainer Todd Pletcher his first victory in the Run for the Roses on his 25th try.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jockey Calvin Borel steered Super Saver through the mud to win his third Kentucky Derby in four years.

A veterinarian says the injury that kept I Want Revenge out of the Kentucky Derby
will sideline him for months and threatens his career if he doesn't respond well to therapy.

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Mine That Bird dug up a miracle, stunning the field to win the Kentucky Derby with a dynamic stretch run through the mud at Churchill Downs.