Lachlan McLean

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Kentucky Derby entrant Sovereignty works out at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Sovereignty wins the 151st Kentucky Derby BY Spectrum News Staff Kentucky UPDATED 7:20 PM ET May.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Lachlan McLean

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Derby six times, tied for the most ever. He thought he had won a record seventh when Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first in 2021, but that win was taken away for a failed drug test and it led to a three-year suspension from all Churchill Downs tracks. "Coming into the stable gate, everybody was nice to me, welcoming back," he said. "It's like I never left. I feel great.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Lachlan McLean

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “Who do you like on Saturday?”It’s the question leading up to the Kentucky Derby, and one Louisville entrepreneur is using artificial intelligence to answer it. "I use AI literally every day," said Evan Gunter, Louisville native and artificial intelligence advocate. "I'm a software developer by trade and went to school for that.

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ALEXANDRIA, Ky. — Jayden Augsback looks like a typical high schooler. He’s a 3.6 GPA student at Campbell County High School and sharp shooting guard for the successful Camels basketball team, but his story is different. He has ocular melanoma, a tumor in his right eye.

1 month ago | spectrumnews1.com | Lachlan McLean

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Zaxton Rothberg is a man with a plan. The senior at Atherton High School in Louisville has a goal to be a film director, and he’s well on the way to making it happen. As his media arts teacher Steven Boros puts it, “I’ve been teaching 22 years and Zach really stands out.