Stephen and Evan Ferraro’s favored Liberal Arts surged past Patriot Spirit in deep stretch to post a three-quarters of a ...

After winning the Kentucky Derby last year on Mystik Dan and the Kentucky Oaks on Thorpedo Anna, the veteran rider carries a new level of acclaim into the 2025 Derby.

A year after recording a historic double with Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) in the GI Kentucky Oaks and Mystik Dan (Goldencents) in the GI Kentucky Derby, jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr. is coming back for ...

Brian Hernandez Jr., who joined trainer Ken McPeek in completing the  Kentucky Oaks (G1)–Kentucky Derby sweep last year with Thorpedo Anna and Mystik Dan, is back again with mounts in the marquee ...

All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Mystik Dan with Brian Hernandez, Jr. up (3), right, wins the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in ...

Like caddies at the Masters, jockeys of top-finishing horses receive a portion of the Kentucky Derby prize their horse lands.

Brian Hernandez Jr. will be the jockey for Burnham Square in the Derby and Take Charge Milady in the Oaks. He said Monday that Burnham Square likes to take his time at the beginning and then comes ...

Hernandez, 39, reflected on last year's historic sweep, Thorpedo Anna's continued improvement, and Burnham Square's Derby prospects during a question-and-answer session conducted by America's Best ...

Courtesy of Brian Hernandez Jr. The 151st Kentucky Derby is Saturday, and a jockey from Louisiana is going for a repeat win. Brian Hernandez Jr., a native of Lafayette, won last year’s derby ...

Brian Hernandez Jr. is back after riding Mystik Dan to victory in 2024 and looking to become the seventh jockey to win consecutive Kentucky Derbies. Should Mike Smith win with Rodriguez ...