Kentucky Derby
Make the Classic Mint Julep of Your Jockey-Filled Dreams
Aside from a dapper seersucker suit, a serious case or the vapors, or a crushing gambling debt, there are few things more closely associated with the iconic Kentucky Derby than the equally iconic mint julep.
Classic Mint Julep Recipe
Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets. This cocktail is a guaranteed winner.
VICE Sports Q&A: Legendary Jockey Gary Stevens on Ponies, Pills, and Racing at 53
Before he returns to Churchill Downs this Satruday for the 142nd Kentucky Derby, Gary Stevens sits down for a wide-ranging conversation on his historic career in horse racing and the challenges he's overcome to still be riding at 53.
This Louisville Bartender Thinks Mint Juleps Are for Tourists
Keri Smith, the head bartender at Doc Crow's on Louisville's historic Whiskey Row, says that ordering a mint julep at any time except during the Kentucky Derby will mark you as a tourist.
VICE Sports World News Roundup: May 3, 2016
Start your day with VICE Sports. Here's our morning roundup of the sports news from around the world.
American Pharoah Was Born to Breed
American Pharoah will always be remembered as a Triple Crown winner. But if all goes according to plan, his real career as a stud is only just starting.
Are Breeding Practices Keeping Horses From Breaking Records?
Every single human running record from 1973 has been broken. Why aren't horses making the same kind of progress?
The Secret History of the Kentucky Derby's Iconic Cocktail
The mint julep is all but synonymous with the Kentucky Derby. How exactly did that happen? It's a long story that starts in the Antebellum South.
Fluffy Puppy Predicts American Pharaoh to Win Kentucky Derby
Jimmy Fallon uses puppies to make betting all of your money on a horse even more fun.
Inside Hong Kong's Weirdo Mecca of Horse Racing, Happy Valley
Amidst the beer, drugs, and bizarre entertainment options, Hong Kong's Happy Valley Racecourse has emerged as one of the most profitable tracks around.
Children's Go-Kart Racing Is Decadent and Depraved
The Malibu Grand Prix is where weekend dads take their biological sons to kill just enough time to reassure themselves that they still have a say in their child’s development. However, each dead-eyed soul in that cavern knew no amount of air hockey...