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Seven horses died at Churchill Downs during the week of the Kentucky Derby, including two horses that died in undercard races on the day of the Derby. [5] Wild on Ice, a Derby contender, was hurt while training on April 27 and was euthanized. [14] [15] On April 29, Code of Kings died after flipping and breaking his neck. [5]
The 2020 Preakness Stakes was the 145th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (1.9 km). The race is one leg of the American Triple Crown and is held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
The major preps provided the winner with 100 qualifying points, [c] essentially guaranteeing that horse a berth in the Derby provided the horse remained in form and the owner was willing to pay the required nomination and entry fees. [12] Although nearly 90 horses earned qualifying points, less than 20 of these were willing or able to enter the ...
The 2014 Kentucky Derby field. Winner California Chrome is the third horse from the right. California Chrome became the first California-bred horse to win the Derby since Decidedly in 1962. For Espinoza, it was his second Kentucky Derby win, his first coming in 2002 when he rode War Emblem to victory.
The management of Santa Anita undertook several changes, including extensive testing of the track surface and changes regarding pre-race medication. [6] [7] "It's been an area of concern," said Chad Brown, Eclipse Award-winning trainer. "But ultimately I didn't avoid running any horses in the Breeders' Cup due to this issue.
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.
Source: Equibase Chart [15 ^ Because of scratches, horses with higher program numbers moved closer to the rail in the starting gate. For example, American Pharoah had saddle cloth number 18 but started from the 15th stall in the starting gate.
With the two scratches, Cyclone Mischief and Santa Anita Derby runner-up Mandarin Hero were added to the race. Also scratched was the Japanese horse Continuar, who was 50-1 on the morning line.