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The Kentucky Derby will remain on NBC through 2032 after the network and Churchill Downs Inc. extended their contract through 2032. The deal was announced hours before the running of the 150th race on Saturday.

Anna Nicole Smith’s daugther Dannielynn Birkhead and her father Larry Birkhead were seen on Saturday gearing up for the 150th edition of the prestigious Kentucky Derby.

Larry Demeritte has run horses on Kentucky Derby day in the past, just never in the big race. The 74-year-old trainer says it was all practice for Saturday, when he will saddle West Saratoga in the Derby.

Although Saturday did not hold the main event, many showed up to Hard Rock Stadium for the Sprint Race and qualifying session.

The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this Saturday. America’s longest continuously held sporting event has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and pandemics, including COVID-19 in 2020.

America’s longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old this Saturday. See the pre-Kentucky Derby parties, famously far-fetched fascinators and all the excitement surrounding Churchill Downs.

The defending champion Vegas Golden Knights kept alive their season by beating the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Friday night.

Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 in Game 6 on Friday night.

The Miami Marlins are working on a trade that would send second baseman and reigning NL batting champion Luis Arraez to the San Diego Padres.

Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Brady Singer pitched six dominant innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Friday night.

The phenom wowed a sold-out crowd in Arlington for her WNBA debut. The preseason exhibition for the Dallas Wings felt more like a playoff game.

Caitlin Clark’s WNBA career unofficially got underway Friday night. Here’s how her preseason debut went.

Here’s how much it costs to get into Churchill Downs and witness the 150th Kentucky Derby live in-person.