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A "deluge" started about two hours before the race, turning a fast track sloppy. [10] Lion Heart, breaking near the rail, ran a quick opening quarter mile of 22.99 seconds to get good position going into the first turn. His jockey Mike Smith then started to slow down the pace, completing the half mile in 46.73 and three-quarters in 1:11.80.
After early favorite Eskendereya was withdrawn due to a swollen leg the week prior to the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the field was left with no clear favorite. [4] Lookin At Lucky was the race-time favorite based on his strong form at age two (Del Mar Futurity, Norfolk Stakes and CashCall Futurity), but only at odds of 6–1 against victory.
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.It is run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt.
The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2024 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 4.The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
The 2014 Kentucky Derby was the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby.The race was scheduled to start at 6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 3, 2014, at Churchill Downs and was run as the eleventh race on a racecard with thirteen races. [2]
The 2016 Kentucky Derby was the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby.The race was run at 6:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 7, 2016, at Churchill Downs. [1] The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network.
Mendelssohn earned his berth by winning the UAE Derby in an "astonishing" performance while setting a track record. [19] Entries for the Kentucky Derby were taken on May 1. Justify drew post position 7 and was installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. [20] [21]
The 2006 running was moved to the All Weather Track. [1] In 2016 the event was upgraded to a Grade III [3] The name of the event was modified in 2022 to the Franklin Stakes. [1] In 2023 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event to Grade II status. [4]