https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/article315563179.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/52c7cb0f-0384-4c93-af72-8092500e2573/1_th.jpg Forecast shows promising signs for Kentucky Derby weather conditions An early forecast for the Kentucky Derby is predicting partly sunny conditions and no rain. The predicted high temperature is 61 degrees. https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/article315563179.html/video-embed 113 2026-04-28T18:37:00Z no https://www.kentucky.com/video/article315558702.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6c8c6238-23d7-45af-badc-44c04bef995d/1_th.jpg Kate Hunter talks benefits of paddock schooling for Kentucky Derby horses from Japan Kate Hunter, the Japanese representative for Churchill Downs, talks about the benefits of paddock schooling for Japanese horses ahead of their runs in the Kentucky Derby on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. https://www.kentucky.com/video/article315558702.html/video-embed 60 2026-04-28T18:16:13Z no https://www.kentucky.com/latest-news/article305640581.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e0344db6-204c-453d-a39e-10197db1b2f5/1_th.jpg Enjoying a bratwurst on a rainy Kentucky Derby Saturday Herald-Leader sports reporter Caroline Makauskas describes eating a bratwurst on a rainy Saturday at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby 151st Run for the Roses. https://www.kentucky.com/latest-news/article305640581.html/video-embed 22 2025-05-03T21:12:33Z no https://www.kentucky.com/video/article315560876.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a965c818-a7d0-4123-be51-fa483650b618/1_th.jpg 'His decision.' UK VP for University Relations Jay Blanton on who will choose the next AD Jay Blanton, UK's VP for University Relations, explains that President Eli Capilouto alone will decide Kentucky's next Director of Athletics. This is the first time the university will name a new AD in nearly 25 years. Blanton said that Capilouto has conducted more than 70 interviews with coaches and administrators to identify what's needed at UK, and that the university is still expecting to name a replacement when Barnhart's tenure ends in June. From a post-Champions Blue board meeting scrum on April 28. https://www.kentucky.com/video/article315560876.html/video-embed 34 2026-04-28T16:15:40Z no https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/article315561287.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/168687c2-9708-497f-aa68-5dd4ebb4d548/1_th.jpg UK VP for University Relations Jay Blanton on 'blowback' for Barnhart's intended new role Jay Blanton, UK's VP for University Relations, fields questions regarding the blowback surrounding the intended new role for outgoing AD Mitch Barnhart and Barnhart's decision to step back. From a post-Champions Blue board meeting scrum on April 28. https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/article315561287.html/video-embed 87 2026-04-28T16:41:29Z no https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/bourbon/article315559167.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c7452678-dcb1-41a9-8dbf-04e6145e0408/1_th.jpg How to make a Woodford Spire for the Kentucky Derby Herald-Leader bourbon and business reporter Janet Patton shows how to make a Woodford Spire, one of the bourbon cocktails served at the Kentucky Derby. https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/bourbon/article315559167.html/video-embed 131 2026-04-28T14:19:47Z no https://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/article315541613.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7502e07e-be02-4fc5-843a-e0e2056c0170/3_th.jpg Talent-rich No. 1 South Warren improves to 29-0 with showcase sweep South Warren's McLaine Hudson, Layla Ogden, Courtney Norwood and coach Kelly Reynolds talk about the No. 1 Spartans' 29-0 and 5:45 a.m road trip after a sweep of Douglass and Scott County at Great Crossing Park in Georgetown, Kentucky, on Saturday, April 25, 2026. https://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/article315541613.html/video-embed 132 2026-04-26T17:25:16Z no https://www.kentucky.com/video/article315550110.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3b5c9d66-a255-4eb5-9745-9da09f4a61bd/1_th.jpg Kentucky transfer addition Me'Arah O'Neal talks about her 3-point shooting at Florida Me'Arah O'Neal, a transfer from Florida to Kentucky, talks after an SEC Tournament game in March about her improved 3-point shooting. O'Neal, a 6-foot-4 forward, is a daughter of Naismith Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal. https://www.kentucky.com/video/article315550110.html/video-embed 22 2026-04-27T17:48:05Z no https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/bourbon/article315551218.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4544c5ee-95e3-4a5e-8d27-9e17e3fe08a6/1_th.jpg Easy mint julep drink mixes for Derby celebrations If you don't want to be tending bar on Derby Day, Herald-Leader reporter Janet Patton found alternate mint julep mixes that are available. https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/bourbon/article315551218.html/video-embed 115 2026-04-27T18:57:37Z no https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/bourbon/article315547875.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d2bea8bc-d630-43c1-a38c-ec15d3c35273/1_th.jpg Here's how to make a mint julep for the Kentucky Derby Herald-Leader reporter Janet Patton shows how to make a mint julep, the famed drink of the Kentucky Derby served at Churchill Downs. https://www.kentucky.com/lexgoeat/bourbon/article315547875.html/video-embed 201 2026-04-27T15:18:18Z no https://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/article315539346.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bc5fbf8d-781c-4811-87cd-31eac48baf58/5_th.jpg Slideshow: South Warren softball plays at Clark's Pump N Shop Invitational The South Warren Spartans softball team beat Frederick Douglass and Scott County during the Clark's Pump N Shop Softball Invitational at Great Crossing Park in Georgetown, Ky., on Saturday, April 25, 2026. https://www.kentucky.com/sports/high-school/article315539346.html/video-embed 84 2026-04-26T15:29:49Z no