The Kentucky Derby, known as "The Run for the Roses" features a blanket of over 400 red roses draped over the winning horse.

Do you know your horse racing lingo? If not, here are some terms you'll hear while watching the Kentucky Derby.

The Kentucky Derby Festival and the Fillies, Inc. have announced the five members of the 2026 Royal Court. Chosen from nearly 100 applicants, the court members serve as ambassadors for the festival ...

WASHINGTON — Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump ...

She was the first professional female jockey to compete at a track in the United States where betting was legal, and notched up 228 career victories. Credit: Kentucky Derby MuseumCredit... Supported ...

WASHINGTON — Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77.

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump was diagnosed ...

Diane Crump, the first woman to compete in the Kentucky Derby as a jockey, died this week at the age of 77. Crump was diagnosed in October with an aggressive form of brain cancer and died Thursday ...

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died. She was 77. Crump was diagnosed ...

Diane Crump riding Fathom at the 1970 Kentucky Derby. Jay Thomas / Courier Journal Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, died Thursday night in Winchester, Va. She was 77 ...