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2. Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia

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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 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3] Held annually on the first ...

3. Churchill Downs - Wikipedia

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   Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was prominent in Kentucky for many years. [1] The first Kentucky Derby, a Thoroughbred sweepstakes and part ...

4. 2022 Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia

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   The 2022 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 148th Running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve) took place on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It was the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby , a 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds .

5. How to watch and what to expect in the 150th Kentucky Derby - AOL

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   Twenty horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this year, extending its run as America's longest continuously held ...

6. Then and Now: Looking back at 150 years of Churchill Downs ...

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   The first Kentucky Derby was the second of just three races on May 17, 1875, and to the modern 14-race spectator, that may seem like a short day, especially when you consider that four-mile ...

7. At 150 years, the Kentucky Derby is older than ... almost ...

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   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 ...

8. 2023 Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia

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   The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified for the race by earning points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. The purse for 2023 was US$3 million. The race was won by Mage.

9. Kentucky Derby storylines: 150th running clouded by who is ...

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   The two horses getting the most buzz are Fierceness (5-2 morning-line odds) and Sierra Lione (3-1). Fierceness won the Florida Derby by 13 ½ lengths but has been pretty much an every-other-race ...