When they finish their labor the roses eventually morph into the mother-of-all horse-race blankets. By the time they are schlepped past security Saturday morning and into Churchill Downs for National Weep No More My Lady Day, they will grow redder and more aromatic with each hour that ticks away toward post time.

The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Four competitors in the 20-horse field currently hold odds lower

We are deep into an age of parity for the Triple Crown series. Fifteen horses have won the 15 runnings of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes since Justify won all three races in 2018.

The 150th Kentucky Derby, the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, is Saturday. Coverage begins on NBC and Peacock at 2:30P ET. USA Network and Peacock will have live Derby Day coverage from 12-2:20 p.m. ET. Viewers can stream Derby Day coverage on Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.

A field of 20 horses is set to launch from the starting gate for the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The 150th Run for the Roses is expected to see 19 colts and a gelding dashing down the dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville to try to win the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown before tens of thousands of spectators.

Kentucky Derby is quickly approaching, rain or shine. Here's everything you need to know about the forecast in Louisville, Ky., for Saturday:

Although the favorite hasn't won since 2018, the horse has finished in the top three in four of the last five editions of the Kentucky Derby, so should you at least include Fierceness in your 2024 Kentucky Derby exacta picks and 2024 Kentucky Derby trifecta picks?

When is the 2024 Kentucky Derby? The annual Run for the Roses takes place Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs

It's known as the "most exciting two minutes in sports," and it's called that for a reason: The Kentucky Derby is thrilling. Every year, a group of