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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 Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [9] thus entrants in the 2021 race were foaled in 2018, as part of the North American foal crop of 21,181. [10] [a] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races that was first introduced in 2013.
Ultimately, seven of the ten Kentucky Derby winners in the 1970s can be traced directly to Bold Ruler in their tail-male lines, including Secretariat and fellow Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. [183] Secretariat's dam was Somethingroyal, the 1973 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Although Somethingroyal was unplaced in her only start, she had an ...
D. Wayne Lukas was King of the Derby in the final years of the 20 th century, winning the race four times from 1988-99 and in 1996 becoming the first trainer to enter five horses in one running ...
As the field for the 2024 Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs comes together, we will introduce you to each of the thoroughbred horses expected to enter the Run for the Roses.. Spots for ...
With the 149th annual Kentucky Derby right around the bend, we're bringing you a list of things you might not have known about the iconic horse race.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a points system by which horses qualify for a position in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. It features dozens of stakes races for 2 and 3-year-old Thoroughbreds – the number and specific races have changed slightly over the years.
The field of horses leave the starting gate for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6, 2023 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Javier Castellano aboard Mage prevailed in the annual "Run ...