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Because of his withdrawal, Bodexpress drew into the field as program number 21. [16] With the subsequent scratch of Haikal (originally post position 11) combined with Omaha Beach (originally post position 12), horses with higher program numbers moved over two place in the starting gate—for example, Code of Honor (saddle cloth 13) started from ...
Forte was installed as the 3-to-1 favorite and drew post number 15. Three horses were withdrawn from the Derby two days before the race. On May 4, trainer Tim Yakteen withdrew Practical Move after the horse developed a fever, which allowed the Dale Romans -trained Cyclone Mischief to qualify from the also-eligible list. [ 9 ]
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.
Coverage of undercard events began at noon EDT on USA Network before transitioning to the main NBC network for pre-race activities at 2:30 p.m. The entirety of the day was also streamed on NBC's streaming platform Peacock .
Rich Strike drew into the Derby as a result of the scratch. He had a record of 1–0–3 in seven lifetime starts and earned his qualifying points by finishing in third place at the Jeff Ruby Steaks. [33] His only win came in a maiden claiming race on September 17, 2021. [34]
number Horse Jockey Trainer Odds Margin Earnings 1 15 Smarty Jones: Stewart Elliott: John Servis: 4.10 $5,884,800* 2 3 Lion Heart Mike E. Smith: Patrick Biancone: 5.40 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 lengths $170,000 3 10 Imperialism Kent Desormeaux: Kristin Mulhall: 10.90 6 lengths $85,000 4 1 Limehouse José A. Santos: Todd Pletcher: 41.70 8 lengths $45,000 5 11 ...
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.
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.