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The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor. [1] The race took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. [2] A record crowd of 164,858 ...
Animal Kingdom (foaled on March 20, 2008) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2011 Kentucky Derby and 2013 Dubai World Cup.. His Derby win took place on May 7, 2011, before a record crowd of 164,858.
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 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 ...
On display was a Kentucky tradition, reflecting the grand spectacle the Kentucky Derby has become since it was first ran in 1875. Mystik Dan, top with Brian Hernandez Jr. up, wins the 150th ...
What’s the slowest winning time in the history of the Kentucky Derby? A plucky turtle is in the running. These horses — and one turtle — have the slowest win times in Kentucky Derby history
Strike the Gold (March 21, 1988 – December 13, 2011) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1991 Kentucky Derby.Upon the death of 1987 Derby winner Alysheba in March 2009, Strike the Gold became the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, until his own death in 2011.
In 1970, she became the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby. [10] Crump won the first race on the undercard that day, and then on a horse named Fathom, came in 15th in a 17-horse field in the Derby. [11] By the time she ended her racing career in 1985, she had ridden to 235 wins, [2] though she is officially credited with 228 by ...