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Silver Charm in his enclosure with a visitor on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Alexandra Gooch | Staff

SILVER CHARM: Kentucky horse racing’s oldest monarch

Alexandra Gooch, Softball Beat Reporter April 29, 2024

Silver Charm is one of the most successful and longest-reigning thoroughbred racehorses of his generation. Boasting numerous great accomplishments under his saddle, Charm is certainly a more recognizable...

Horses move towards the main track and barns during morning training on the opening day of the Spring Meet on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

PHOTOS: Morning training at Keeneland on Spring Meet opening day

The Keeneland Spring Meet began on Friday, April 7, and will conclude on Friday, April 28.

The sun sets over Kroger Field during the UK vs Florida football game on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Florida won 29-21. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Kentucky football season opener moved to September 3rd

Braden Ramsey June 17, 2020

Our first glimpse of the blue and white will come a couple days earlier than initially scheduled. Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart announced Tuesday afternoon that Kentucky's season opener versus Eastern...

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Underground UK: Over the ‘hurdle,’ Kentucky Horse Park celebrates 40 years

Megan Brown April 3, 2018

The Kentucky Horse Park is galloping into its 40th year anniversary with a celebration featuring a variety of horse themed events throughout spring and summer."We represent Kentucky's best known and best...

Caroline Will and Logan Howard were selected out of a pool of more than 130 applicants to be Royal Court Princesses. 

Two UK students selected to be Derby Royal Court Princesses

Lauryn Haas January 30, 2018

Some little girls dream of becoming Miss America. Others strive to become the next President of the United States.Some Kentucky natives dream of being appointed to the Kentucky Derby Festival Royal Court.Two...

Kentuckians keep pride despite hardship

Saadia Akhtar April 2, 2017

The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home. Though our state song, “My Old Kentucky Home,” was composed in 1852, Stephen Foster’s words could not ring more true today. Some say it’s the air,...

Ernie Trent shows off his festive hat during the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Louisville, Ky.

Derby fever and Big Blue Madness not all that different, but fun for all

Marjorie Kirk May 9, 2016

Children and teenagers darted back and forth into South Fourth Street with homemade neon signs, $25 for premium parking on their lawns.An amateur salesman tried to double his investment on bulk water bottles...

Two UK students named Derby princesses

Marjorie Kirk January 18, 2016

[email protected] Kentucky Derby may be months away, but the festivities began Jan. 11 when the Derby Festival Royalty was revealed, and two UK students crowned princesses. Psychology junior Millicent...

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