Kentucky Derby

Bourbon wars, Derby nerves,
and Bluegrass shade

Leading up to the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, celebrate Mint Julep Month with Garden & Gun and Maker’s Mark

Long before he won the Triple Crown, the Kentucky-bred horse showed promise. Plus more news from around the South.

Photographer Nerissa Sparkman captured these spectacular styles at the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks over the weekend, proving again that sometimes the best action is off the track

Highlights from one hundred forty-four years of history

Adorable alert: These new Thoroughbred foals at a Lexington horse farm might be tomorrow’s Run for the Roses racers

G&G debuts a spring 2018 collaboration with milliner Louise Green

Cognac and fig preserves put a tasty twist on the classic Derby-season cocktail

Definitive proof that bourbon and ice belong together

A refreshing rum-and-mint sipper for the horse-country set

No matter how you slice it, this classic will feed—and please—a crowd

A new exhibit in Lexington celebrates the most famous racehorse that ever was

G&G Debuts the 2017 Derby Collection

When in bourbon country, these four bars and restaurants will do you—and your mint julep—proud

Three new pony-related books just in time for race season—plus, one visual stunner to make your coffee table an ode to all things equestrian

Kentuckian Jonathan Fowler manages Keeneland’s crew of “betologists,” who teach novices the basics of wagering. Here are a few of his simple tips

G&G celebrates the Run for the Roses in Louisville, Kentucky

G&G celebrates the 141st Run for the Roses in Washington, D.C.

Despite the mint julep’s high profile, the Derby isn’t the only Triple Crown race with its own cocktail

Entertaining expert Camille Styles shares her tips