The scratches and deaths at Churchill Downs bring to attention the changes coming within the industry at the highest level: legislation.
From out-of-towners to locals, the Derby brought out the horses and the fashion, with everyone decked out in their finest race-day attire.
The Kentucky Derby isn't just a day of horses and races -- it's also an event that brings celebrities to Louisville to walk the red carpet in glitzy fashion.
For the second time in five Kentucky Derby runnings, it's time to write a story about a scratched favorite. There's almost nothing to say, because the disappointment of competition is so great, but the respect for safety must be greater.
Hats have become an iconic marker of Derby fashion.
Known as "America's horse," Secretariat still holds several records, 50 years after his Triple Crown victory.
The family met Derby contender Jace's Road, something they said they needed that brought them some happiness for the first time in weeks.