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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 ...
Linda Blackford. May 2, 2024 at 3:15 AM. The naming of racehorses can be a fun game and an esoteric exercise that peeks deep into pedigrees and wordplay for inspiration. Take for example, Sierra ...
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. The Derby is held annually at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May since its inception in 1875. The 20 horses that ran in the Derby qualified by earning points in the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, thus entrants in the 2021 race were foaled in 2018, as part of the North American foal crop of 21,181. The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races that was first introduced in 2013.
The 20 horses racing Saturday appeared in numerous events along the "R o ad to the Kentucky Derby" between September 2023 and April 2024 to qualify as 3-year-old thoroughbreds. The top five ...
Kentucky Derby horse:Honor Marie Ben Curtis earned his first Derby start after moving to the United States before Fair Grounds Race Course's 2023-24 meet. As of Monday, the 34-year-old Irishman ...
The 2020 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 2020 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve) [1] was the 146th Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is one of the three legs of the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The Kentucky Derby was originally scheduled ...
The Kentucky Derby has 20 horses lined up for the race each year. Kentucky Derby 2024 horses in the field Fierceness, trained by Todd Pletcher and owned by Mike Repole, is among the early ...