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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).
Ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, we look back at 10 Kentucky Derby winning horses with unique names we'll never forget. 10 memorable Kentucky Derby horse names who ...
Once a horse stops racing for five years, the name is put back into circulation unless it has reached a certain level of success as defined by the Jockey Club (such as horses in racing’s Hall of ...
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]
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 different years, the last being the Kentucky Derby in 1875.
The sweet smell of mint juleps! The colorful hats and bow ties! There’s nothing like the Kentucky Derby. Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the 1.25-mile race at Churchill Downs, in ...
Real Quiet: winner of the 1998 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes; lost the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, by a margin of four inches; Red Rum: only horse in the history of the Aintree Grand National to win the race three times (placed second on two other occasions) Regret: first filly to win the Kentucky Derby (1915)
The field of 20 horses are bookended by the shadows of the twin spires as they make their way to the first turn in the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. Saturday, May 1, 2021