Horses come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Some have pronounced blazes or unique patterns. But most of the horses — and winners — in the Kentucky Derby tend to be bay or chestnut. Only eight gray or ...

Chris Goodlett has walked around Churchill Downs many times since joining the Kentucky Derby Museum and heard admiring fans say to each other, “Oh, look at that beautiful gray horse.” Not many of ...

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the 151st Kentucky Derby to be held May 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs in Louisville. This is not the story ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the amateur Kentucky Derby bettor, horse color might be more important than pedigree, past performances or track conditions. It’s that group the adage “always bet the gray” ...

Three gray/roan horses, all descendants of Secretariat, are running in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. Only eight gray/roan horses have won the Kentucky Derby, the last being Giacomo in 2005. Gray/roan ...

Walk near the betting windows or along the paddock on a day of live Thoroughbred racing, and you’re bound to hear it if a horse of a certain color is preparing for a trip to the starting gate. “I ...

Of the 118 gray or roan horses to enter the Derby since 1930, only eight have won the race. Three gray horses won the Derby between 1997 and 2005 but only one has finished better than third in the ...

LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 05: Essential Quality (5) wins race 4 during the 146th Kentucky Derby on September 5, 2020 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. (Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via ...