triple crown

The 140th running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday and NBC Sports Group has plans for an unprecedented 15 hours of coverage. And that coverage gets underway on Wednesday. Here's the full schedule of Kentucky Derby as well as plans for continued coverage of the Triple Crown.

Chadwick Benefield

Dave’s Lament: We Won’t ‘Have Another’ Triple Crown Winner in 2012

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHH! So near and yet so far! I had gotten really excited at the prospect of seeing the first thoroughbred in 34 years win the Triple Crown. I'll Have Another is that good!

Dave Spencer

It’s Derby Week! Here’s Some Interesting Derby-Related Facts

The first Saturday in May is the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, okay, we all know that, but here are some other things you may not know about the Derby, thoroughbreds, and horse racing in Kentucky (courtesy of the Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism).

Erin Grant