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The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈdɜːrbi /) 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 11⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3]
Oliver Lewis. Oliver Lewis (December 22, 1856 - January 30, 1924) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. On May 17, 1875, Lewis won the very first Kentucky Derby aboard Aristides. The pair won by a reported two lengths, setting a new American record time for a mile-and-a-half race. Lewis and Aristides took second place in the ...
American. Career wins. 228+ [1][2] Honours. First woman to ride in a professional horse race in the United States, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Significant horses. Bridle 'n Bit. Diane Crump (born May 18, 1948 in Milford, Connecticut) is an American jockey and horse trainer. Crump was the first woman to ride in a pari-mutuel race ...
Jockey Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby in 1876 aboard Aristides. J.D. Mooney rode Black Gold to the win in the 50th Derby in 1924. Angel Cordero Jr. guided Cannonade to victory in the ...
They are descendants of Oliver Lewis, the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby in 1875. ... With a time of 2:37 ¾, the thoroughbred and his 18-year-old jockey made history.
Isaac Burns Murphy (January 6, 1861 – February 16, 1896) was an American Hall of Fame jockey, considered one of the greatest riders in American Thoroughbred horse racing history. He won three runnings of the Kentucky Derby and was the first jockey to be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame at its creation in 1955. [1]
Eddie Arcaro. George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997) [1] was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest jockeys in the history of ...
Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. Stronghold will enter the Kentucky Derby off a victory in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 6. He currently ranks ...