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[5] The Derby is the most-watched and most-attended horse race in the United States. The 2024 Kentucky Derby marked the 150th running of the race.
Contents. Secretariat (horse) Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three of its constituent races. He is widely considered to be the greatest racehorse ...
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 ...
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.
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1957) Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2016) #29—Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Last updated on September 22, 2006. Exterminator (May 30, 1915 – September 26, 1945) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse, [1] the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby and in 1922 Horse of the Year ...
Citation followed with his final Kentucky Derby prep, a win in the Derby Trial Stakes. In the Kentucky Derby, ridden by Arcaro, Citation won by 3 1⁄2 lengths over his stablemate, eventual 1949 Horse of the Year Coaltown, and Arcaro gave the widow of former jockey Al Snider a share of his Derby purse money.
The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system, the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.
Needles Stakes at Calder Race Course. Needles Court in Napa, California. Last updated on December 9, 2006. Needles (April 29, 1953 – October 15, 1984) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1956, he became the first Florida-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby; that year he also won the Belmont Stakes.