Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈ d ɜːr b i /) 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 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres).
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [8] thus entrants in the 2019 race were foaled in 2016, mostly as part of the North America foal crop of roughly 22,500. [ 9 ] [ a ] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby , a series of designated races that ...
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [12] thus entrants in the 2020 race were foaled in 2017 as part of the North America registered foal crop of 20,620. [ 13 ] [ b ] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby , a series of designated races that was ...
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. [2] The race was won by Mage.
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. It took place on May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified through the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
The 2010 Kentucky Derby was the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was 6:32 p.m. EDT (10:32 p.m. UTC). The stakes of the race were US$2,185,200. [2] The race was sponsored by Yum!
The 2009 Kentucky Derby was the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. The value of the race was $2,177,000 in stakes. [1] The race was sponsored by Yum! Brands and hence officially was called Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. [1] The race took place on May 2, 2009, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network.
The 2004 Kentucky Derby was the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2004, and was won by Smarty Jones , who earned a $5 million bonus. [ 2 ] There were 140,054 in attendance.