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Churchill Downs Incorporated and NBC Sports on Saturday announced an extension of their partnership that will see the Kentucky Derby televised by NBC through 2032. NBC Sports first televised the ...
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). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3]
The race currently covers 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (1,800 m) at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds (55 kg). The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $846,300 of the $1,500,000 purse, and a large garland blanket of lilies , resulting in the nickname "Lilies for the Fillies."
Here's your day-to-day look at post times, ticket prices, stakes races and more ahead of Kentucky Derby Week at Churchill Downs; races start Saturday. Kentucky Derby Week 2024: Post times, ticket ...
The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified for the race by earning points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. The purse for 2023 was US$3 million. [2] The race was won by Mage.
Program Trading, among the race favorites at 4-1 odds, won by a nose over Naval Power, another favorite, in the $1,000,000 Grade 1 Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Program Trading paid ...
Overall, a record $320.5 million was bet on the races that were run at Churchill Downs on the day of the Kentucky Derby. [7] NBC reported an average of 16.7 million viewers across its platforms and a peak audience of 20.1 million viewers, making it the most watched running of the race since 1989 . [ 8 ]
A week before the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs hosts its Opening Night. Ed DeRosa outlines his betting strategy for the 10-race card in Louisville.