LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – What a story it would have been if Larry Demeritte had won the Kentucky Derby with West Saratoga in 2024. I smiled at the thought of the traditional morning-after-the-Derby ...

A Bahamas native, Larry Demeritte moved to the United States in 1976 to chase his dream of reaching the Kentucky Derby. He finally realized it in 2024 when West Saratoga reached the Run for the Roses.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — He was 14 years old, sitting in the front seat of his GMC pickup truck, listening to the radio call of Bobby Ussery ride Proud Clarion to a 30-to-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby. It ...

Sovereignty is the latest winner of horse racing's ultimate competition. The 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs featured a muddy track amid soggy weather, but it still played out as a clean race.

Thoroughbred trainer Larry Demeritte, whose underdog story inspired horse racing fans across the world prior to the 2024 Kentucky Derby, died Monday evening in Louisville. He was 75. Inga Demeritte, ...