UPDATE: 2017 Preakness results. Always Dreaming pulled away on the final stretch to win the 2017 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, the first leg of the 2017 Triple Crown. read more
2017 Kentucky Derby results: Always Dreaming the winner after dominating the field Trainer Todd Pletcher is a winner again at Churchill Downs after struggles in the past read more
The 2017 Kentucky Derby (in full, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, due to sponsorship) was the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held each year in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, at the end of the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. read more