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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).
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.
Kentucky Oaks:May 3 — Witness America's premier race of 3-year old fillies (female horses) the day before the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby: May 4 — Witness the 150th Run for the Roses.
The 150th Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024. Here are the horses in the race and their post positions, plus information on buying tickets.
Seven horses died at Churchill Downs during the week of the Kentucky Derby, including two horses that died in undercard races on the day of the Derby. [5] Wild on Ice, a Derby contender, was hurt while training on April 27 and was euthanized. [14] [15] On April 29, Code of Kings died after flipping and breaking his neck. [5]
Kentucky Derby contender Just Steel on the track for a workout Thursday morning at Churchill Downs April 25, 2024 in Louisville, Ky. Trainer for Just Steel is D. Wayne Lukas. It's Lukas' first ...
Stronghold fends off a Bob Baffert horse in Santa Anita Derby. There was a good chance that the 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points awarded to the winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby would be ...
The 2022 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 148th Running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve [1]) took place on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It was the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby , a 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds .