Triple Crown

The second leg of the Triple Crown is set for this weekend on NBC with the Preakness Stakes. Here’s a preview of the race at Pimlico.

Junior Alvarado used his riding crop on Sovereignty “more than the permitted amount” during the race last week, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.

There will not be a Triple Crown winner for the seventh straight year as Sovereignty will skip the Preakness Stakes next week.

“I wasn’t feeling well, couldn’t go on with the show,” Tirico said while saying he’s bounced back.

Sovereignty won the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. From his trainer, jockey and more, here’s what to know about the new champion.

Sovereignty pulled away from Journalism to win the 151st Kentucky Derby Saturday on a muddy Churchill Downs track.

NBC Sports host Mike Tirico said a “significant” nut allergy reaction caused him to step away from media duties at Churchill Downs.

Dannielynn Birkhead, the late Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter, attended the 2025 Barnstable Brown gala during Kentucky Derby weekend wearing the same dress her late mom wore to the event 21 years prior.

Will betting favorite Journalism come through? How will Bob Baffert’s return go? NBC News’ Steve Kornacki previews the 151st Kentucky Derby.

The 2025 Kentucky Derby features a horse named Journalism, who is a betting favorite. Here’s everything to know about the bay colt.

There’s one post position that has never produced a Kentucky Derby winner.

The field for this year’s Kentucky Derby has 19 horses competing following a pair of scratches. Here’s a breakdown of all the contenders.

The Kentucky Derby’s first place prize is $3.1 million, but track winnings aren’t the most lucrative part of race horse ownership.