The historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby will be the fifth to use a custom-made, 65-foot starting gate to house the Derby field prior to the start of the race. Specifically designed for the Kentucky Derby, the special starting gate made its debut ...

Scott Jordan is the head starter for the Kentucky Derby, responsible for loading 20 horses into the starting gate in under two minutes. Jordan and his team of 26 horsemen familiarize the horses with the starting gate in the weeks leading up to the Derby to ...

Just off Paris Pike in Lexington at The Thoroughbred Center Caio Caramori is hard at work in Barn 17 with the rest of the Caraway Racing team, including his partner Emma Mulvey. The 35-year-old owner-trainer has had a lifetime of horses with his family.