Following his Kentucky Derby (G1) victory May 2, Golden Tempo is ranked No. 1 in the weekly National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top 3-Year-Old Poll.

Trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel said that he confirmed the Preakness Stakes (G1) commitment for Junior Alvarado to ride Crupper in the May 16 middle jewel of the Triple Crown being held this year at Laurel Park.

Two-time Eclipse Award-winning writer John Scheinman delivers an elegy and celebration of Pimlico Race Course, home to the historic Preakness Stakes (G1), in the upcoming film "Pimlico from the Heart."

Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look back at the Kentucky Derby & the Churchill Downs Stakes at Churchill Downs.

In their first year co-breeding horses together, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable produced a Kentucky Derby (G1) winner in Golden Tempo.

On the May 4 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Golden Tempo's connections Cherie DeVaux, Jose Ortiz, Daisy Phipps Pulito, and Monique Delk join to discuss winning the Kentucky Derby (G1).

Two-time Eclipse Award-winning writer John Scheinman delivers an elegy and celebration of Pimlico Race Course, home to the historic Preakness Stakes (G1), in the upcoming film "Pimlico from the Heart."

NBC Sports' presentation of Saturday's history-making 152nd Kentucky Derby delivered the most-watched "Run for the Roses" on record with an average of 19.6 million viewers on NBC and Peacock - topping by 11% last year's Derby audience.

Jockey Jose Ortiz becomes just the ninth jockey to complete a Kentucky Oaks (G1)-Kentucky Derby (G1) double, winning the Derby aboard Golden Tempo and the Oaks with Always a Runner.

Although only Golden Tempo has the Preakness participation door left open the day after the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Maryland Jockey Club has 16 horses listed as possible. The Preakness can have a maximum field size of 14.

The Churchill Downs crowd held their breath May 2 when Great White reared, fell, and was scratched before the Kentucky Derby (G1). Trainer John Ennis said May 3 that the horse had no issues after and could point to the Preakness Stakes (G1).

Golden Tempo wins the 2026 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 2, 2026.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux says Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Golden Tempo will return to her base at Keeneland, and a decision on his racing schedule and Preakness Stakes (G1) status won't be made until she assesses his training and condition.

The 22-year-old son of Smart Strike had sired three runners-up in the American classic since 2016.

Churchill Downs Inc. officials had predicted that the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1) would set records, and business numbers released after Golden Tempo won the Run for the Roses lived up to that billing.

Trainer Cherie DeVaux makes history as the first female trainer to win the Run for the Roses with Golden Tempo's upset in the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 2 at Churchill Downs.

After becoming the first woman to capture the Kentucky Derby (G1) as a trainer, Cherie DeVaux may be the one who sparks dreams of girls and women thinking about becoming involved in horse racing.

Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner and Florida Derby (G1) runner-up The Puma has been scratched from the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs because of what his connections say is some leg swelling caused by a skin infection.

Renegade is favored in early win wagering for the 152nd Kentucky Derby (G1), while Further Ado is favored in Oaks-Derby Double.

Churchill Downs media notes on the Kentucky Derby (G1).