May 7 Sports Nyquist Wins The 142nd Kentucky Derby The favorite Nyquist won the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. By Jacob Ryan May 7 Sports Nyquist Wins The 142nd Kentucky Derby Jacob Ryan
May 6 Community Churchill Downer: The Forgotten Racial History Of Kentucky’s State Song "My Old Kentucky Home" is sung every year at the Kentucky Derby. Written in 1852 as an anti-slavery ballad, the song has a more sinister meaning upon closer examination. By NPR May 6 Community The Forgotten Racial History Of Kentucky's State Song NPR
May 6 Arts and Culture Weekend Arts Roundup: So You’re Not Derby-ing We've found a few interesting things for you to do that are off Derby's beaten path. By Tara Anderson May 6 Arts and Culture Weekend Arts Roundup: So You're Not Derby-ing Tara Anderson
May 6 Community LISTEN: As Derby And Oaks Grow, Louisvillians Gather Earlier For many years, the day before the Kentucky Derby — Oaks Day — was considered Louisville’s Day at the Races. Not anymore. By Rick Howlett May 6 Community As Derby And Oaks Grow, Louisvillians Gather Earlier Rick Howlett
May 5 Community Driving To Derby? There May Be A Better Way The bus can get you there, and so can your bike. Here are the routes, bike parking details and more. By Jacob Ryan May 5 Community Driving To Derby? There May Be A Better Way Jacob Ryan
May 5 Community A Kentucky Farrier Talks Shop During Derby Week Trainers, tourists, touts and fans will flood Churchill Downs on Saturday. But very few will get access to the horses like Todd Boston does. By Jacob Ryan May 5 Community A Kentucky Farrier Talks Shop During Derby Week Jacob Ryan
May 5 Arts and Culture Tradition Of The Designer Julep Cup Lives On In Shelbyville Today, the sterling silver julep cups designed by Wakefield-Scearce Galleries retail for about $850, depending on the commodities market. By Rick Howlett May 5 Arts and Culture Designer Julep Cup Tradition Alive In Shelbyville Rick Howlett
May 4 Sports Here Are The Post Positions For The 142nd Kentucky Derby Nyquist drew the No. 13 post as the colt trained by Doug O’Neill tries to win the first jewel of the Triple Crown and improve to 8-0. By Rick Howlett and Associated Press May 4 Sports Here Are The Post Positions For The 142nd Kentucky Derby Rick Howlett and Associated Press
May 3 Sports Listen To The Experts: A Guide To Derby And Oaks During an hour-long WFPL news special on Tuesday, we talked about who to watch in Saturday's Derby and Friday’s Kentucky Oaks. By Laura Ellis May 3 Sports Listen To The Experts: A Guide To Derby And Oaks Laura Ellis
May 3 Sports Post Positions Drawn For Friday’s Kentucky Oaks The morning line favorite, with 7-2 odds, is Rachel’s Valentina, with jockey John Velazquez aboard. She’ll run from the 11th post position. By Rick Howlett May 3 Sports Post Positions Drawn For Friday's Kentucky Oaks Rick Howlett
Apr 21 Arts and Culture WATCH: New WFPK CitySong With Ben Sollee In this month’s edition of CitySong, Louisville singer-songwriter and cellist Ben Sollee takes us to the most iconic location in Louisville. By Staff Apr 21 Arts and Culture WATCH: New WFPK CitySong With Ben Sollee Staff
Jun 5 Politics For Thoroughbreds, The Big Payout Can Come Long After The Race American Pharoah will race for the Triple Crown on Saturday. A Belmont victory would make horse-racing history, and his owner will get a nice payday. But the real financial windfall comes later. By NPR Jun 5 Politics For Thoroughbreds, The Big Payout Can Come Long After The Race NPR
May 3 Community Sights and Sounds From the 2015 Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby drew its largest crowd ever on Saturday–more than 170,000 people watched the favorite, American Pharoah, win the big race. The racetrack was packed with people sporting hats, colorful suits or dresses and mint julep cups in their hands. Most activities–from betting to eating–required a little patience, but the crowd from the infield […] By Staff May 3 Community Sights and Sounds From the 2015 Kentucky Derby Staff
May 2 Community American Pharoah Wins Kentucky Derby Favorite American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday before the largest crowd in the race’s history. The Bob Baffert-trained horse beat Firing Line in the stretch. Dortmund, also a Baffert-trained horse, finished third. It was Baffert’s fourth Derby victory. American Pharoah paid $7.80 for the win in the $2 million race. Jockey Victor Espinoza […] By Staff May 2 Community American Pharoah Wins Kentucky Derby Staff
May 2 Community Strange Fruit: Baltimore Rising, Black Jockeys in the Derby, and Unlearning Childhood Racism [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/203492921″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] On Friday, state’s attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn J. Mosby, announced that six officers would be charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Mosby made the announcement soon after the medical examiner’s report classified Gray’s death as a homicide. This week, Baltimore hip hop artist Born Divine brings us […] By Laura Ellis May 2 Community Strange Fruit: Baltimore Rising, Black Jockeys in the Derby, and Unlearning Childhood Racism Laura Ellis