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The 2024 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Rich Strike drew into the Derby as a result of the scratch. He had a record of 1–0–3 in seven lifetime starts and earned his qualifying points by finishing in third place at the Jeff Ruby Steaks. [33] His only win came in a maiden claiming race on September 17, 2021. [34]
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [9] thus entrants in the 2021 race were foaled in 2018, as part of the North American foal crop of 21,181. [10] [a] 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 138th Kentucky Derby was the running of the Kentucky Derby in 2012, and took place on May 5 at 6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at Churchill Downs.Due to sponsorship, the race was known as the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
Essential Quality is a gray stallion who was bred in Kentucky by Godolphin Stables, for which he races as a homebred.He is by leading sire Tapit, whose earlier crops had included five Breeders' Cup winners (Stardom Bound, Tapizar, Tapitsfly, Hansen, and Untapable), and three Belmont Stakes winners (Tonalist, Creator, and Tapwrit). [3]
Stronghold is a bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Eric and Sharon Waller. They also own the horse. The Waller family have been involved with lineage from the fourth dam One Stop.
In 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the event was rescheduled to May 23 from its normal date in mid-June. The race was added to the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby as a result of the rescheduling of that race. [3] In 2023 the event was moved to Ellis Park after Churchill Downs closed their spring meeting earlier due to a spate of ...
The 1957 Kentucky Derby was the 83rd running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 4, 1957. [1] [2]Of note, future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee John H. Adams finished eighth and his son John R. Adams finished ninth.