The Kentucky Derby broadcast on NBC on Saturday posted a 9.1 overnight rating and a 21 share, according to the television network, with both figures representing significant declines from last year.

The 9.1 overnight rating was a 13 percent decline from the 10.5 rating posted last year, while the 21 share was an 8.7 percent decline from the 23 share posted last year. While the overnight rating is a numerical measure of the number of people watching a broadcast, share is a measure of the percentage of televisions in use that are tuned into a broadcast.

The following is a list of DRF resources and content related to the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 5.

KENTUCKY DERBY FOLLOW-UPS

Equibase corrects 2018 Kentucky Derby chart

Hovdey: A Derby account dripping with detail

And so, with a bang, and not a whimper, the 136-year Kentucky Derby run against horses who were unraced at 2 was obliterated Saturday by Justify, as deserving a Derby winner as one could ever hope to see.

I mean, seriously. What Justify did was absurdly impressive. He went out and pressed an early pace that was nothing short of blistering set by the sacrificial no-hoper Promises Fulfilled, sitting right on top of fractions of 22.24 seconds and 45.77.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When Bob Baffert realized Justify was something special after his debut race, the Hall of Fame trainer didn’t hesitate in seeking a more experienced rider for what he had planned for the freakishly talented 3-year-old colt.

So, even though young Drayden Van Dyke had ridden Justify to a 9 1/2-length victory on Feb. 18, Baffert called Mike Smith and told him he would be riding Justify in his next start. Baffert had already started dreaming of the Kentucky Derby.

LOUISVILLE,  Ky. – Chad Brown said there was a point in the stretch on a rain-soaked Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs that he thought Good Magic had “a really, really good chance” to give him his first Kentucky Derby victory.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The eagle has landed.

The moon shot of trying to win the Kentucky Derby with a horse who never raced at 2, which hadn’t been done since Apollo in 1882, finally ended on Saturday on a rainy, dreary day at Churchill Downs that was in contrast to the ray of sunshine on the racetrack.

While there certainly are instances where there are virtually uniform opinions, the concept of value is much like beauty, as it is largely in the eye of the beholder - in this case, the handicapper. So here's one handicapper's take on what horses offer value in the Kentucky Deryb. To simplify, we'll use the Churchill Downs morning line as an odds barometer:

#1    FIRENZE FIRE (50-1) Proof that long odds alone don't constitute value. His speed figures suggest he has little to no chance to hit the board, and the inside draw doesn't help matters.

The Kentucky Derby generally features an honest pace, and the 144th running this year appears to be no different. While there may not be many true front-runners in this year’s Derby, the number of horses who like to be forwardly placed and who possess solid tactical speed should ensure a genuine pace throughout.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On the first Saturday of May 2017, McCraken was in the Kentucky Derby spotlight, ultimately finishing eighth as the 6-1 fourth choice in the 20-horse field.

On the first Saturday of May 2018, McCraken will be one of three graduates of the 2017 Kentucky Derby to run in allowance races at Churchill Downs. McCraken will compete in a multi-conditioned one-mile allowance that goes as race 5.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Mendelssohn was the horse everyone was waiting to see here Thursday following his release from quarantine the previous afternoon.

The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner clearly announced his presence to the crowd with a few good hollers, apparently par for the course for him, as he jogged by the grandstand with a trio of his buddies from the Aidan O’Brien barn shortly after the special Derby-Oaks training session ended around 7:45 a.m.