Renegade, the favorite, will be in the No. 1 starting gate.

An updated look at the starting gate assignments for the 2026 Kentucky Derby after several changes to the field.

The historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby will be the fifth to use a custom-made, 65-foot starting gate to house the Derby field prior to the start of the race. Specifically designed for the ...

Starting gates have been in use for racing at Churchill Downs since 1930, and where your horse is posted up along that gate ...

The Kentucky Derby (G1) is rightfully known as the most exciting two minutes in sports; once the Churchill Downs starting ...

Kentucky Derby horse Great White got spooked and threw jockey Alex Achard at the starting gate. The horse was scratched and Golden Tempo won in a major upset.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - On Saturday, 21 of the world’s fastest horses will burst through a 15-ton starting gate in a two-minute bid to make history. However, inside the starting gates is a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- There are some iconic staples to the Kentucky Derby, like loading the horses into the starting gate. But that process wasn't always what people know today. "It really changed ...