Practical Joke colt went from maiden winner to stakes winner and earned 20 qualifying points toward eligibility for the Kentucky Derby ...

As relief for all the talk of impending track closures, take a look inside my crystal ball for a glimpse of what racing could look like in New York, Maryland and Florida three years from now… Imagine ...

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the ...

The Frazier History Museum will bring one of its interactive exhibits to Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby week. The hope is ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated operates as a racing, online wagering, and gaming entertainment company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Live and Historical Racing ...

His name was Winston Churchill. Churchill came from a wealthy family and was a soldier, a journalist and then, a Member of Parliament, where he helped make laws. Churchill was clever and ...

For a century, the NFL has entrusted the tricky task of measuring first downs to the "chain gang"—a group that, as its name implies, handles the chains that demarcate 10-yard distances.

Following a controversial spot of the football in last Sunday's AFC championship game that many felt cost the Buffalo Bills a possible victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, renewed support for ...

Rising Ground, a nonprofit with roots in the early 19th century, now houses statues of its founders that used to be on a campus in Yonkers, N.Y. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday.