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The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈdɜːrbi /) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 11⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3]
He ran the first 3/4 mile in 1:08 3 ⁄ 5 and finished the one-mile race in 1:33 2 ⁄ 5, matching the track record. [30] His final preparatory race for the Kentucky Derby was the Wood Memorial, where he finished a surprising third to Angle Light and Santa Anita Derby winner Sham.
The 2022 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 148th Running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve[1]) took place on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It was the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, a 11⁄4 miles (2.0 km) Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds.
The first Kentucky Derby. The first time it was run, the Kentucky Derby wasn’t even the main event at the track that day. On May 17, 1875, a Monday afternoon, Kentucky Derby winner Aristides ran ...
Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes. In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in ...
Here's everything you need to know about 2024 Kentucky Derby contender Track Phantom, ... Joel Rosario, 1 for 12 in Derby. Won with Orb in 2013. Record: 3-2-1 in seven starts. Career earnings: ...
The track continued training, but moved the remainder of its spring racing meet to western Kentucky. The trainer who owns a record-tying six victories isn’t in Louisville for the third straight ...
Justify (born in March 28, 2015) is a US Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who is known for being the thirteenth winner of the American Triple Crown. He also was the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a two-year-old. Justify first attracted attention with a win in his debut race on February 18, 2018.