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The historic Kentucky Derby is always held on the first Saturday in May, which means the 2012 running of America's greatest horse race is set for May 5 with post time scheduled for 6:24 p.m. Eastern.

The list of would-be Kentucky Derby contenders is constantly evolving on the way to the first Saturday in May and this year has been no different. Based on recent strong performances, a slate of six new Kentucky Derby contenders were put in place as part of Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which runs from March 30-April 1.

The 137th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 5, 2012 (Post Time 6:24 P.M Eastern Time) is fast approaching, and every year as the Derby draws near, one horse more than any other is remembered. Of course, that horse is Secretariat, who had the # 10 post position (in a thirteen horse field) in his Derby.

The 2012 Kentucky Derby post position draw will be held May 2, three days before the big race, from 5 to 6 p.m. Eastern and will be televised on NBC Sports Network, which was formerly known as Versus. Post positions for the Kentucky Derby can go a long way in determining how a horse will perform in America's greatest horse race.

Statistical analysis of Kentucky Derby Post Positions will tell us that the first five spots along the rail are the best. However, it will also show you that there have been very few winners from the outside or the rail in the last 40 years.

For better or worse, horse racing is, and has always been, a regional sport filled by a variety of stakeholders with differing interests. Horse racing's lack of a “league office,” like are found in virtually all other professional sports, has made the nationwide marketing and promotion of “The Sport of Kings” nearly impossible.

Post Time is 6:15 pm EDT on 5/16/12. That's right, the post time for the 137th Running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 16, 2012 is at exactly 6:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, and will be broadcast on NBC and will be run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sometimes the connections of a Kentucky Derby prospect are forced to call an audible change on the road to the Triple Crown. Such is the case with last year's 2-year-old champion, Hansen.

The Breeders’ Cup Classic is the signature event of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It is open to a maximum of 14 horses aged three-year-olds and up and, as of prior to the 2012 running, boasted a purse of $5 million, making it the second richest horse race in the world, behind only the Dubai World Cup. The race is only 28 years old, as old the Breeders’ Cup itself.

Where there’s a champion thoroughbred, there’s the story of the owner of that horse, which often are full of the kinds of heartwarming tales and twists no screenwriter could get a Hollywood studio to buy. Here is a small sampling of the Top Owners in Thoroughbred Horse Racing today.