There was a time when Kentucky didn't lose this recruitment.
Eric Crawford
Sports Reporter
Brad Cox already won the Kentucky Derby. He just wasn't there when it happened.
The sun rose over Churchill Downs on Sunday, as it always does on the first morning of Kentucky Derby week, and for a moment it was possible to believe that nothing here on the backside ever changes.
Bill Mott has always had a pretty clear idea of what a Kentucky Derby horse is supposed to look like.
There are 20 ways to lose the Kentucky Derby, and one of them comes with a number stitched neatly onto the saddle cloth like a warning label.
The Kentucky Derby reached into its bag of tricks Saturday and pulled out an old one.
The lineup is complete heading into Saturday’s 2 p.m. post position draw at Churchill Downs.
The Cardinals landed a commitment Saturday from 7-foot-5 center Gabe Dynes, a USC transfer and Northern Kentucky native who gives UofL a different kind of defensive presence in the paint.
Bell, the former Louisville wide receiver whose senior season was cut short by a torn ACL in November, was selected by Miami with the No. 94 overall pick in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft.