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The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 11⁄4 miles (2.0 km) and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. The purse for 2021 was US$ 3 million. After the 2020 Derby had been postponed to September because of the COVID-19 pandemic and held behind closed doors ...
2022 Kentucky Derby. 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 11⁄4 miles (2.0 km) Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds.
The 2020 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 2020 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve) [1] was the 146th Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is one of the three legs of the American Triple Crown, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. The Kentucky Derby was originally scheduled ...
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.
The 2004 Kentucky Derby was the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2004, and was won by Smarty Jones, who earned a $5 million bonus. [2] There were 140,054 in attendance. [3]
Awards. U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (2004) Honours. Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx Racing and Casino. Smarty Jones (February 28, 2001) is a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and came second in the Belmont Stakes.
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. [2][3] The second largest attendance of 167,227 was on hand for the event. [4]
Rich Strike (foaled April 25, 2019) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2022 Kentucky Derby, racing at 80:1 odds. [2] [3]Rich Strike is the second-biggest longshot to have won the Kentucky Derby after Donerail (91:1 odds) in 1913. [4]