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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 Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby.
Owner Amr Zedan of Grade 1 Arkansas Derby winner Muth, on April 3, filed a temporary injunction that would require Churchill Downs to allow his horse into the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) field. Muth is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert , who is suspended from entering and racing horses at tracks owned by Churchill Downs.
Saturday’s official Kentucky Derby attendance was 156,710, an increase from last year’s 150,335. Here is the complete, official order of finish for the 150 th Kentucky Derby: 1.
The Hall of Fame rider is one of eight jockeys to win the Kentucky Derby three times. His first win came in 2002 with 20-1 shot War Emblem, a speedy frontrunner trained by Bob Baffert.
See the list of 2024 Kentucky Derby horses. Fierceness. Catching Freedom. Forever Young. Endlessly. Track Phantom. Domestic Product. West Saratoga. Just Steel. Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes ...
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On display was a Kentucky tradition, reflecting the grand spectacle the Kentucky Derby has become since it was first ran in 1875. Mystik Dan, top with Brian Hernandez Jr. up, wins the 150th ...