So we've created this handy — and downloadable — guide to make placing bets at the 151st Run for the Roses as smooth as a mint julep. Grab this before you head to Churchill Downs and you'll have horse stats, jockey names and silk designs on hand at all times.

Here we go again! America’s greatest handicapping puzzle, otherwise known as the Kentucky Derby, will take place on Saturday. As if it wasn’t enough of a challenge to pick winners in an average field,

Rick Pitino is set to face one of his former teams next season with St. John's scheduled to play Kentucky during the 2025-26 season. Pitino and Kentucky head coach Mark Pope announced on Thursday their teams will square off in the 2025 CBS Sports Classic. The game will be played on Dec. 20 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

According to a person with knowledge of the event, St. John’s will replace UCLA in the annual CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta in December, meaning Pitino will face the school he led to the 1996 NCAA championship. The person requested anonymity because the news was not officially announced.

A familiar face awaits Kentucky in the CBS Classic, scheduled for Dec. 20 in Atlanta. Kentucky drew St. John's and Rick Pitino, who coached in Lexington from 1989 to 1997 with three Final Four trips and a national championship in 1996.